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Starting School Together, But Not Equal

admin — Sat, 08 Jun 2013 18:57:01 +0000

Superintendent of Public Instruction in Washington state, Randy Dorn: "We've seen the numbers: A child [that comes] from a wealthy family has about a 3,600 words vocabulary. From a working family, it's about 1,800. And from a welfare family or … Continue reading →

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Win prizes studying

admin — Sat, 01 Jun 2013 18:55:23 +0000

At LearnThatWord, members can gain much more than knowledge. Congratulations to this year's prize winners! Ticket #35924 won the first prize, a dream vacation at the Playa Viva beach resort in Mexico. Follow up winners were ticket #36707, 34379, 34909, and 31076, who won … Continue reading →

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The History of the Spelling Bee

admin — Tue, 28 May 2013 21:30:36 +0000

With this year's finals around the corner (Thursday, 5/30, 8 pm EST), here some history of the spelling bee. The good ol' spelling bee, it seems, is an American tradition older than even American independence.According to this article by Merriam-Webster, … Continue reading →

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Why Indian Americans rule the National Spelling Bee

admin — Wed, 15 May 2013 17:40:46 +0000

Over the last few decades, Indian Americans have been outshining other ethnicities at the National Spelling Bee. Why is a population that makes up roughly 1% of the US population so heavily represented at the event?Why were 10 champions in the … Continue reading →

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New Spelling Bee Rule Requires Contestants Know Meaning of Words

admin — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 23:52:17 +0000

It will make the Scripps National Spelling Bee harder, but also much more meaningful. The thousands of Spelling Bee hopefuls who use LearnThatWord will have an easy time with this, since we already teach meaning and usage along with spelling.This … Continue reading →

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Verbal Easter Egg Hunt – How Schools Can Teach Vocabulary

admin — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 00:34:19 +0000

We have a lot of members who prepare for the National Spelling Bee, so this article about a Vocabulary Bowl held by I.B. Tigrett Middle School in Jackson, Tennessee, was brought to our attention: http://www.wbbjtv.com/news/local/Vocabulary-Bowl-Tests-Students-Knowledge-199199441.html What stood out was the … Continue reading →

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International English: Going beyond UK and US English

admin — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 04:44:15 +0000

International English: Interesting blog post by Richard Flynn of UsingEnglish.com fame "The status of English as an international language is long established and, for the foreseeable future, unlikely to be greatly challenged. However, I believe that to make it genuinely international, … Continue reading →

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Over 300,000 users

admin — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 04:52:06 +0000

Less than 10 months after the launch of our revised site we crossed the 300,000 user mark. Free tutoring, our Vocabulary Junction campaign and the launch of the free Open Dictionary of English caused exponential growth. A big Thank You … Continue reading →

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Building Better Kids, Vocabulary Edition

admin — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 15:16:59 +0000

Great article on the value of vocabulary: http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2013/01/building-better-kids-vocabulary-edition It is beyond me how anybody could doubt the importance of vocabulary, unless you have the agenda of keeping those that don't "need" a strong vocabulary disenfranchised. I'm also growing tired of … Continue reading →

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Getting it

admin — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 15:30:03 +0000

A good frustration-fighting quote from my daughter's blog, www.humanimafoundation.org: I think its important to remember that learning [...] doesn't take place when the "change" happens...Learning takes place when it seems like nothing is happening. As long as we're trying, we're … Continue reading →

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