In the NYT Strands daily game, players are presented with a fresh theme each day and must find all the hidden words within a ...

From conclave to “Habemus papam,” here’s what to know about the words and phrases that guide the process after a pope dies. By Jonathan Wolfe The transition from one pope to the next can be ...

it’s also smart to pause and ask: Where’s the action behind this? If you notice certain words popping up over and over: like “freedom,” “empowerment,” “equity,” “inclusivity” — you’re not alone.

I have the Fry 100 Words and worksheets in a separate post. Critics of this list argue that memorization is tough work for kids. It also discourages decoding and using phonemes. Sight words are ...

Children have always learned phonics, but in the past 50 years the emphasis has been on encouraging them to read through interesting books rather than phonics drills and decoding words.

Its mechanics of creating new words remain the same: adding or subtracting suffixes or prefixes, transposing syllables so words are read backward, and borrowing words from foreign languages. The ...