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Lock Haven Rotary promotes literacy with Dictionary Project

Mar 01 2012
Mary

The Rotary Club of Lock Haven recently presented free dictionaries to 382 third-grade students enrolled in elementary schools throughout Clinton County as part of a club service project focusing on

Lions Club distributes dictionaries to Hemingway and Johnsonville elementary schools

Mar 01 2012
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Most children’s books don’t start off with five-syllable words, followed by a word that describes “small to very large-sized edible sea snails.”

Dictionary Project donors recognized

Feb 29 2012
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Twenty years ago, in 1992, Annie Plummer of Savannah, Ga., bought dictionaries and gave them to children who attended a school close to her home.

Dictionary Day at Carl Sandburg Elementary

Feb 28 2012
Mary

Carl Sandburg third graders in Charleston, Illinois, have benefited through the Dictionary Project for the past several years.

AT&T Pioneers visit two Manteca schools

Feb 28 2012
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We had a wonderful day today passing out 113 dictionaries.

Respect children’s privacy when photographing dictionary projects

Feb 27 2012
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A reader who is a dictionary project sponsor sent a question to the Maine State Grange website about how to handle pictures at a school with very restrictive rules about photographing children.

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