Alphabets make up the core of preschool learning. The alphabet is the first thing a child needs to learn before anything else ...

A story about our humanity Writing is an integral part of our world. It is one of the foundations not only of education, but also of the first version of the Internet. Before coming to us, it existed ...

The early history of the alphabet may require rewriting. Four clay artefacts found at an ancient site in Syria are incised with what is potentially the earliest alphabetic writing ever found. The ...

Most of the world’s 7,000 languages build words by matching sounds to letters. Yet Chinese takes a different route - one that ...