The human mind is astonishing. We can think through the toughest problems and find the smartest solutions. We can compute answers to the toughest mathematical questions. And we can apply our creative ...

As many educators and researchers will attest, there’s no exact science to choosing vocabulary words—no inherent reason the word “detest” is more important to teach than “despise,” or why “compassion” ...

This study was designed to test the relative efficacy of two methods of early reading instruction: introduction of words in isolation and introduction of words in context. In order to appraise these ...

A baby's first year brings incredible change. In just a few months, babies go from cooing and crawling to making sense of language in ways researchers are only starting to understand. One mystery has ...

Terrible mistake." "Deeply apologise." "Don't know how it slipped out." Trevor Matthews, the chief executive of Standard Life's life and pensions business, had his work cut out yesterday trying to ...

Where the characteristics of a race are defined by law, a different approach may be required. THE recent controversy over the use of the word “Allah” by non-Muslims has understandably generated ...