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.

David Thomas, Weiser Elks Lodge # 1683, Weiser, ID

5-year participant, always welcome at all the rural schools we service. Meeting kids out of context, i.e., at the supermarket or in a store, and having them run up and say “You’re the guys that gave us the dictionaries!” makes the whole program worth it.