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.

Wanya, Goose Creek, SC

Dear Mary French, Thank you for the dictionary! I use it when I don’t know how to spell a word. Before I had a dictionary, I had to ask Ms. Z how to spell a word for me. But now I have a dictionary to take care of my problem. A Student, Wanya