New research has found that mnemonic images and explicit sound contrasting help Japanese children learn more effectively the sounds of the English alphabet. New research by Professor Emmanuel Manalo ...

English learners are sometimes an afterthought in 'science of reading' policies. Some educators want to change that.

Believe it or not, the capital A hasn’t always looked the way it does now. Ancient Egyptians wrote the letter upside down, creating a symbol that resembled a steer with horns. Learn the surprising ...

The coolest letter in the alphabet: When we learn the letters of the English alphabet, we just remember them in order, from A to Z. But have you ever thought about whether some letters are just ...

Aitchers’ reactions are often visceral. Someone once reported to us an encounter with haitch is like an encounter with fire ants (Felicity Burke/The Conversation (with apologies to Dr Seuss)) From ...

Why is “A” the first letter of our alphabet? Therein lies a “tail.” The ancient Phoenicians, who devised the precursor of our English alphabet about 3,000 years ago, depended heavily on oxen for the ...