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.

Julie, John Adams Elementary, Riverside, CA

Dear Mr. Huling, My class and I want to thank you for the dictionaries you gave to the third graders. It really helps us with our home work, and some homework is getting better because of the dictionaries. The whole class now knows how to look up words like icicle in the dictionaries. Sincerely, Julie