We use them all the time at school – and you can’t play Scrabble® without one. Classroom Extra talked to John Morse, president and publisher of the Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary, and got the scoop on ...

Zynga has launched a new version of its Words With Friends word game for classrooms. The new Words With Friends EDU is part of an ongoing effort to use games to help children get more engaged with ...

Some on social media think this teacher’s list of prohibited words is a violation of her student’s freedom of speech. A teacher’s list of words prohibited in her classroom has gone viral, and social ...

A teacher has riled a debate online after sharing a list of "banned" words in the classroom - but people think it's "ridiculous". It's a given that kids will use slang when speaking to each other, and ...

One educator is saying no to trendy lingo in her classroom -- despite her students' dismay. No aura points for her. The slang-loving students of Florida science teacher Angela Santalo were left ...

You know those students who bring out the best in an educator, who apply themselves each and every day and master the curriculum, reinforcing the teacher’s passion for a career choice that often goes ...

This morning at the International Literacy Association conference here, renowned reading expert Timothy Rasinski shared some of his favorite ways for developing students’ foundational reading ...

I was an early consumer and user of the original F-word. There were two age tiers in the close-knit neighborhood where I grew up; as part of the younger one, I got an early education in the nittier ...