Marvin Terban's Scholastic Dictionary of Spelling

AAK DC: My 5th grader used this. Instead of asking Alexa she works on sounding the words out to look them up.

United States on Dec 16, 2023

lance: Wonderful book to help your little reader especially for home purposes.

Canada on Nov 27, 2022

April M: This spelling book allows my son easy access to learn and lookup new and known words.

Canada on Dec 21, 2021

Lisa JamesLisa James: I'm very disappointed. This dictionary does not contain any definitions!

Canada on Mar 24, 2020

Natalia: My 4th grader struggles with spelling and she was tired of asking her classmates for help with spelling words and she asked for a dictionary. I found this book instead and she absolutely loves it. She is able to carry it to her classes and states that she uses it everyday. She was writing out a word last week on her homework and stated that she is now able to spell it without looking. Apparently it was a word that she had looked up in the book on several occasions. Highly recommend

United States on Feb 19, 2020

T: fun way and easy to check spellings of words

Japan on Jan 17, 2019

This is meThis is me: My soon-to-be 2nd grader has been loving this book and using it a lot. Part of me (the super frugal part of me😐😩) debated on buying it since I figured we could just use a regular children's dictionary... I'm glad I did purchase it. Not only is it easier to pick up and flip through than a regular children's dictionary but it also has many features that help in spelling and also has facts through out the book.

United States on Jul 26, 2018

MAMADOU: A bonk to be recommeded to elementary and secondary school students as well as ESL student

Canada on Aug 10, 2017

Kindle Reader: I purchased this spelling dictionary for my First Grade, 6 year old daughter, despite the fact that the recommended age range for it is 8-12 years, Grades 3-7. The beginning of the book does give a 4 step method to help you look up words that you don't know how to spell. However, with the English language being such a complicated one, this 4 step method quickly becomes convoluted after just the first step! After reading it, my head was spinning and I realized that there was no way my 6 year old would be able to grasp all the grammatical rules, necessary to use the method. I quickly decided to find a more simple, straightforward method to teach her how to use the dictionary. We simply use the first and second sounds, and when there is a word that is a little less straightforward, like "psychology" which has the beginning sound of an "s," but actually begins with a "psy," then I help her. My method does not allow her to use the dictionary completely independent of help, but she is becoming more proficient at finding the simpler words on her own. She really enjoys the fact that the spelling dictionary gives her more independence when spelling words. As she said "I love this book. It...

United States on Jan 29, 2014

JR, mom of 4: My 4th and 5th graders were at in in-between age for using dictionaries. They didn't need an elementary dictionary anymore but an adult dictionary was just a little bit too intimidating. They both love to write stories and were so excited to get this dictionary. I have the 1998 edition, but let me tell you that it has been one of the best books I bought last year (and I buy a lot of books!) My oldest says it contains every single word he has ever needed to look up. My youngest insists that it is very user-friendly. They asked for a second copy this year so that they each had their own to use. We homeschool and find it a very helpful addition to our cirriculum. But I am sure that kids in public school would find this book to be a valuable reference as well. Well done!

United States on Aug 22, 2011