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.

Shirley Bergum, American Legion Aux. No. 74, Brookings, SD

We have been doing this for 5 years, some of the members really enjoy seeing the joy on the teachers and children’s faces; we are called the Dictionary Ladies by the children who received them last year.