Method and apparatus for improving a user's ability to spell words correctly
are provided. The method comprises: displaying a word list for user selection of
a correctly spelled word; and displaying assistance information associated with
the correctly spelled word. In one embodiment, the assistance information is selected
from: one or more root words, one or more related words, and one or more memorization
clues. The apparatus may comprise a signal bearing medium containing instructions
of a computer program which, when executed by one or more processors, performs
the method of the invention. Another embodiment of the apparatus comprises a computer
system comprising one or more processors and memory configured to execute a computer
program which, when executed, performs the method of the invention.
