1. A method for having a reading machine spell a word comprises: retrieving a word to be spelled; displaying the first character of the word on a display while applying a highlighting indicia to the character; synthesizing speech for the character to have the reading machine pronounce the displayed letter of the word, unhighlighting the displayed letter of the word; and retrieving a subsequent letter of the word.
1. A method for having a reading machine spell a word comprises: retrieving a word to be spelled; displaying the first character of the word on a display while applying a highlighting indicia to the character; synthesizing speech for the character to have the reading machine pronounce the displayed letter of the word, unhighlighting the displayed letter of the word; and retrieving a subsequent letter of the word. 4. The method of claim 1 wherein displaying displays a text representation of the word.