New research has found that mnemonic images and explicit sound contrasting help Japanese children learn more effectively the sounds of the English alphabet. New research by Professor Emmanuel Manalo ...

Think you know your ABCs? Think again! From the letter J (which showed up centuries late) to the silent K that once loved the sound of its own voice, the English alphabet is packed with quirky ...

Believe it or not, the capital A hasn’t always looked the way it does now. Ancient Egyptians wrote the letter upside down, creating a symbol that resembled a steer with horns. Learn the surprising ...

When we learn the letters of the English alphabet, we just remember them in order, from A to Z. But have you ever thought ...

The alphabet regulates how we learn the English letters (to the tune of “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star”), organize books on library shelves and line up students for a graduation procession. Saying the ...

Why is “A” the first letter of our alphabet? Therein lies a “tail.” The ancient Phoenicians, who devised the precursor of our English alphabet about 3,000 years ago, depended heavily on oxen for the ...

THE English alphabet used to have extra letters that have been lost as centuries went by. While today our alphabet consists of 26 letters, the people of Middle Age Britain had an additional six ...

Aitchers’ reactions are often visceral. Someone once reported to us an encounter with haitch is like an encounter with fire ants (Felicity Burke/The Conversation (with apologies to Dr Seuss)) Like Dr ...