LearnThatWord http://www.learnthat.org Empowering people, one word at a time! Fri, 24 May 2013 15:22:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Why Indian Americans rule the Scripps National Spelling Bee http://www.learnthat.org/news/why-indian-americans-rule-the-scripps-national-spelling-bee/ http://www.learnthat.org/news/why-indian-americans-rule-the-scripps-national-spelling-bee/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 17:40:46 +0000 admin http://www.learnthat.org/?p=3019 Anybody watching the Scripps National Spelling Bee broadcast is bound to wonder: Why were 10 champions in the last 14 contests of Indian American/South Asian descend?Why is a population that makes up roughly 1% of the US population so heavily … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.learnthat.org/news/why-indian-americans-rule-the-scripps-national-spelling-bee/feed/ 0 New Spelling Bee Rule Requires Contestants Know Meaning of Words http://www.learnthat.org/news/new-spelling-bee-rule-requires-contestants-know-meaning-of-vocabulary/ http://www.learnthat.org/news/new-spelling-bee-rule-requires-contestants-know-meaning-of-vocabulary/#comments Tue, 09 Apr 2013 23:52:17 +0000 admin http://www.learnthat.org/?p=3000 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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]]> http://www.learnthat.org/news/new-spelling-bee-rule-requires-contestants-know-meaning-of-vocabulary/feed/ 0 Verbal Easter Egg Hunt – How Schools Can Teach Vocabulary http://www.learnthat.org/news/verbal-easter-egg-hunt-how-schools-can-teach-vocabulary/ http://www.learnthat.org/news/verbal-easter-egg-hunt-how-schools-can-teach-vocabulary/#comments Fri, 22 Mar 2013 00:34:19 +0000 admin http://www.learnthat.org/?p=2857 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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]]> http://www.learnthat.org/news/verbal-easter-egg-hunt-how-schools-can-teach-vocabulary/feed/ 0 International English: Going beyond UK and US English http://www.learnthat.org/news/international-english/ http://www.learnthat.org/news/international-english/#comments Mon, 18 Mar 2013 04:44:15 +0000 admin http://www.learnthat.org/?p=2755 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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]]> http://www.learnthat.org/news/international-english/feed/ 0 Over 300,000 users http://www.learnthat.org/news/over-300000-users/ http://www.learnthat.org/news/over-300000-users/#comments Mon, 25 Feb 2013 04:52:06 +0000 admin http://www.learnthat.org/?p=2693 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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]]> http://www.learnthat.org/news/over-300000-users/feed/ 0 Building Better Kids, Vocabulary Edition http://www.learnthat.org/news/building-better-kids-vocabulary-edition/ http://www.learnthat.org/news/building-better-kids-vocabulary-edition/#comments Fri, 01 Feb 2013 15:16:59 +0000 admin http://www.learnthat.org/?p=2611 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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]]> http://www.learnthat.org/news/building-better-kids-vocabulary-edition/feed/ 0 Getting it http://www.learnthat.org/news/getting-it/ http://www.learnthat.org/news/getting-it/#comments Tue, 22 Jan 2013 15:30:03 +0000 admin http://www.learnthat.org/?p=2580 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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]]> http://www.learnthat.org/news/getting-it/feed/ 0 Get kids to be ‘word conscious’ http://www.learnthat.org/news/comprehension-should-always-be-the-ultimate-goal-of-reading/ http://www.learnthat.org/news/comprehension-should-always-be-the-ultimate-goal-of-reading/#comments Thu, 10 Jan 2013 19:54:57 +0000 admin http://www.learnthat.org/?p=2365 “As important as word recognition is, and it’s super important, vocabulary needs to be given as much emphasis. It is essential that children learn to quickly decode words, but if they don’t understand the meaning of the words, then their … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.learnthat.org/news/comprehension-should-always-be-the-ultimate-goal-of-reading/feed/ 0 Vocabulary gains importance http://www.learnthat.org/news/vocabulary-gains-importance/ http://www.learnthat.org/news/vocabulary-gains-importance/#comments Mon, 07 Jan 2013 20:13:27 +0000 admin http://www.learnthat.org/?p=2333 In A World of 140-Character Tweets, Vocabulary Gains Importance… says article on recent National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) report. While most students are no longer reading enough to build their verbal skills through this activity, vocabulary is still a core … Continue reading →

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