A viral Reddit thread shows teachers are pushing back against the anti-memorization movement — and what it means for how we teach spelling.
We analyzed over 170,000 student spelling test results from the 2025-2026 school year. Here are the most commonly tested and most commonly misspelled words — and what they reveal about how students learn to spell.
Based on a federal study by NCER, quizzes to re-expose key content, along with spaced learning, are strongly recommended practices.
Despite having access to spellcheck and generative AI, learning to spell is just as essential as ever.
Read our in-depth summary of the latest research to learn whether spelling test practice goes beyond the test itself and into everyday writing.
