ā€œA 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.ā€

Denise Agger, Churchill Elementary School, Glen Ellyn, IL

Dear Mr. Utchen, Thank you so much for presenting each of my students with a dictionary.  I was watching their faces as you explained the value of dictionary skills, and they were totally captivated.  The demonstration and practice that you provided got the students enthused and interested in using their new dictionaries.  Thanks again for taking the time to present such a useful tool....
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Wayne Hamasaki, principal, Issaquah Valley Grange # 581, Sunset Elementary School, Bellevue, WA

 Dear Issaquah Valley Grange # 581, Thank you for visiting Sunset Elementary School on November 12th, and providing each third grader your wonderful gift of a dictionary. This practical and useful tool will help students in their writing and knowledge of words. Your generosity is very much appreciated. Thanks again for the dictionaries and your support for Words for Thirds!   Sincerely,   Wayne...
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Cynthia Summers, Niwot, CO

 Dear Rotary Members, Thank you so much for the gift of dictionaries you gave to the children and our classroom. They are thrilled to have them and are anxious to use them at any given moment. They often compete to see who can find a word first and share the appropriate definition. I showed them a dictionary that I have had for many years,...
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Justin, Spartanburg, SC

Dear Mrs. French, your dictionary really helped me during the P.A.C.T. writing part. I will have no more misspelled words. I’m going to keep it all my life. I want to take it into 4th grade with me. I want to teach my 2nd grade cousin Kelsey how to read a dictionary. So she will be ready for 3rd grade. It is an effective...
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