Season 6 | Episode 18 | Spelling in Schools with Lyn Stone

In this episode, we are joined by Lyn Stone, an educational linguist, author, and founder of Lifelong Literacy, to unpack the science of spelling instruction and what effective literacy teaching looks like in today’s classrooms. Lyn explores common misconceptions about how children learn to spell, the importance of encoding and orthography, and why traditional spelling lists and Friday tests often fail to lead to lasting learning. Drawing on more than three decades of research, writing, and collaboration with educators worldwide, she shares practical strategies teachers can implement immediately to deepen students’ understanding of how words are built, remembered, and connected through the English language.