Dianna Townsend, Ed.D., professor of literacy studies, plays a crucial role as a co-principal investigator in the Institute of Education Science (IES) grant titled "Words as Tools: Vocabulary ...

Those vocabulary wonks among us might enjoy its technical name, cumulonimbus flammagenitus [CbFg]. According to Dr. Flannigan at University of British Columbia, “They are by far the most intense ...

Studies have shown that readers use their background knowledge—vocabulary, facts, and conceptual understanding—to comprehend the text they read. Much of this evidence isn’t new.

Galley Hill Primary School is celebrating after being awarded the Primary Science Quality Mark (PSQM) after successfully ...

The science fiction dictionary grew out of the Science Fiction Citations Project, a crowdsourced effort initiated in 2001 by the O.E.D. and managed by Sheidlower.