Of such value - each child is special

District Literacy Coordinator Joy Durrant reports:

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"Here’s is an example of a school enjoying the gift of Usborne Dictionaries from a local Rotary Club (Port Nicholson).
The Dictionaries are designed to help students, from year 4 upwards, to enhance and improve their learning. They are very special Dictionaries – not only do they include word definitions, they have lots and lots of pictures so really bring alive their messages. In all they are very enjoyable and interactive even though through the more traditional medium of the printed form.
By using the dictionaries efficiently children explore spellings, meanings and derivations for example by using alphabetical order, abbreviations and definitions with understanding. One of the most positive aspects of being able to use a dictionary is that it helps to develop autonomy and confidence in the learner – one of the core goals of education. Hence these dictionaries are a great support to individual schools and their goals for their students.
Usborne Dictionaries are given as a gift from a Rotary Club to a child (and not a school) for that child to retain – thus they are a gift for life and life-long learning."