A dictionary teaches a child how to approach a problem and use critical thinking skills by sounding out the word and finding it in the dictionary. This simple task gives them a feeling of self-confidence and satisfaction that they cannot get online.

Jerseyville Rotary Club completes annual Dictionary Project at tri-county schools

Jerseyville Rotary Club member and past president Alan Karcher distributed student dictionaries to members of a third-grade class at East Elementary School this week. The annual project puts dictionaries into the hands of third graders in Jersey County schools, Calhoun County schools, Greene County schools and schools in the Southwestern School District.