Q: My daughter is only in first grade. The spelling words that she is being tested on appear to be at a very high level. Whatever happened to having children spell words like "the," "dog," "that" and ...

Dear Teacher: My daughter is in first grade. The spelling words that she is being tested on appear to be at a very high level. Whatever happened to having children spell words like “the,” “dog,” “that ...

After reading Pete Pichaske’s article (“A new way to teach spelling,” March 7), I felt spurred on to reframe the issue of mathematical literacy. Ineffective teaching strategies for spelling have also ...