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WHAT'S THE "SPELLING BEE"?
WHY IS IT SO IMPORTANT FOR THESE STUDENTS YOU ARE ABOUT TO KNOW?
Reading one of our students messages in the course forum, I have remebered about this important event for Primary schools in this month so here you have some information about it.
A spelling bee is a competition where contestants, usually children, are asked to spell English words. The concept is thought to have originated in the United States.[1] Today, National Spelling Bee competitions for English are held in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and Indonesia, among others. Similar institutions are also found in numerous other countries such as France's "La dictée" and Poland's "Dyktando". They are rare to nonexistent in countries whose national language follows more phonetic spelling rules, as compared to the largely historical spelling of the English and French languages.
First three rounds of Spelling Bee in the books June 3rd 2010
HD 9 wcpo
KSPR Ozarks Spelling Bee Champion Prepares for National Spelling Bee
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2w3W5kbOzw&feature=related
ksprnews , May 20th 2009
