News tagged with spelling

Research finds that chatspeak has no impact on children's spelling ability

(PhysOrg.com) -- Parents, get ready to say OMG and watch your teens roflol.

Sep 21, 2009 | not rated yet | 2

How do we understand written language?

How do we know that certain combinations of letters have certain meanings? Reading and spelling are complex processes, involving several different areas of the brain, but researchers from Johns Hopkins University in the ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

Dec 16, 2009 | 4 / 5 (4) | 1

The pen may be mightier than the keyboard

(PhysOrg.com) -- When it comes to writing the pen apparently is mightier than the computer keyboard. Second, fourth and sixth grade children with and without handwriting disabilities were able to write more and faster when ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

Sep 16, 2009 | 4.2 / 5 (6) | 1

Early word recognition is key to lifelong reading skills says new study

Children’s early reading experience is critical to the development of their lifelong reading skills a new study from the University of Leicester has discovered.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

May 06, 2009 | 4.3 / 5 (4) | 0