Then something hurtled through an open second floor window and the good spellers shouted, "Ms. Jones!"

But only try this if he's likely to find them, that is, if he's a potentially good speller.

English teachers have to be good spellers, don't they?

The difference between a good and bad speller is neuromuscular, the professor says.

"It's not a matter of raising good spellers," he said.

No. 2: You don't have to be a good speller to get the job.

But his grade-school teacher would be proud of him in at least one respect: He is a good speller.

Those who say Lee was a good speller should have looked at his letters and journals before making such a ridiculous claim.

He spent his entire school career on the verge of flunking out and consequently was not an especially good speller.