http://spellingbee.com/sites/default/files/inline-files/How%20to%20Study%20for%20a%20Spelling%20Bee.pdf

That article is from the official website of the US spelling bee, the "Scripps National Spelling Bee," and it was written by the 1980 national champion, who is now the official "pronouncer" for the bee.

Step one:  Find a target language whose spelling actually has rules

Step two:  No longer needed

It makes me bitter to remember how much time we wasted in grammar school learning to spell (a ton!) all because English spelling is dumb.

Read the dictionary

read any book

flashcards

crossword

wordsearch