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.

Melloney, Westview Elementary School, Monroe, SC

Dear Ms. French,

Thank you very much for the dictionary. It is very helpful because I don’t always have to get up and disturb the class. I can use it when I don’t know a word or don’t know how to spell it.

Sincerely,

Melloney