US schools are going all in on phonics, but research shows that approach won’t work for every child. A blended literacy ...

Grammarians love to grumble about texting and social media, convinced that every “u” instead of “you,” every “tho” or “luv,” ...

On Thursday, the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination will start across the country. Based on the importance  of the English Language paper, which is compulsory for all candidates, we are ...

Such pronunciation overlap, particularly after sound changes deleting final vowels on words became widespread, created ...

There’s a reason spelling bees are only common in English-speaking countries: English spelling is absurd. Even the most ...

The Supreme Court justices on Tuesday heard arguments related to a case about children's LGBTQ storybooks in a Maryland ...

videoKS1 English: Rhyme with Radzi Let CBBC's Radzi Chinyanganya energise your class with a song and movement routine about rhyme. Radzi will help children spot rhyming words, even when they don't ...

Likely originating in Germany around the 18th century, the classic children's rhyme "Ring Around the Rosie" first appeared in English in 1881 when Kate Greenaway included it in her book "Mother Goose ...

And in case you're wondering, the Swedish word for "semester" is termin. Lov can also mean very enthusiastic praise, for ...

Have you ever wondered why English spelling often seems to defy logic — like why choir and liar rhyme, but laughter and ...

If amateur investigation into my lineage is to be believed, Rebecca Nurse is my ninth great-grandmother, Lynne Weiler writes.