I'm sharing one of my favorite online resources for teaching phonics and spelling—Mr. Spelling on YouTube! His rap songs break down tricky spelling patterns and rules in a way that kids love and ...

A new study has found evidence of big gains in students’ reading ability from using one specific phonics program—and suggests that consistent implementation is key to getting the strongest results.

“Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice” is finally in theaters and the accompanying soundtrack is as dripping with nostalgia as film. For those worried, yes “Day-O” by Alfie Davis and the Sylia Young Theatre ...

The Story of Pearl Girl, Brocade Odyssey (Photo Credit: Youku) Youku, one of China’s most popular streaming platforms, has released some remarkable shows in 2024, including The Double and Embrace in ...

There is no platonic definition of a good cover version of a well-loved song. A good cover can be an enthusiastic celebration of the original, a rendition that highlights the very things that stir ...

First they came for Pluto. Then math. Now it’s the alphabet! You might not know your ABCs — or be able to sing along anymore. The alphabet song of our youth has been updated, and confused parents are ...

Have your kids come home singing their ABCs to a familiar tune - but one that somehow sounds just a bit off? You're not imagining it: the alphabet song is changing. The original song most of us grew ...

It’s been a big year for moody guitar bangers, boundary-pushing Latin pop, dazzling pop spectacle, and uplifting Afropop. The song of the summer sweepstakes are off and running. Superstars like Usher, ...

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Pearl Jam isn’t quite the last band standing from the glory days of grunge—their Seattle brothers Mudhoney still fight the good fight, delivering good new records every few years—but they are among an ...

Shaboozey was largely introduced to the world as a featured artist alongside Linda Martell on “SPAGHETTII” from Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter, a country-centric magnum opus that promptly became Beyoncé’s ...

Willem Hollmann is affiliated with the Committee for Linguistics in Education (CLiE) and with the Education Committee of the Linguistics Association of Great Britain (LAGB). Cathie Wallace is ...