An ideal introduction to the world of words and dictionaries for children starting school aged 5 and above. The simple, full sentence definitions reflect the child's experience of the world, and the colourful illustrations help make learning easy, memorable, and fun. This book offers children in learning the alphabet, English spelling, and the basic meanings of everyday words. With the alphabet at the edge of every page, and each letter a different colour, it is easy for children to learn how to recognise different letters, look up words and find out how to spell them. The illustrations make the dictionary fun and appealing, allowing children to understand what words mean, while example sentences show how the words can be used. The simple grammatical labels provided introduce children to different word groups. Simple, fun and easy-to-use, this is the perfect for any child s first school dictionary."

Pictures of everyday events are accompanied by individual illustrations with French vocabulary and English translations. Suggested level: primary, intermediate.

For children aged 7 and over, this dictionary contains up-to-date and extensive coverage of everyday and curriculum vocabulary. It offers additional language tips and carefully selected and annotated illustrations to help students with more complex language. The Word Wizard section provides in-depth support on spelling, punctuation and grammar.

Especially written to support the language and literacy needs of children aged 6+, this dictionary introduces features such as showing parts of speech (noun, verb, adjective or adverb) and other forms of a word (plurals or past tense of a verb).

This fantastic thesaurus is especially designed for children aged 7 and over (Key Stage 2) and supports today's primary curriculum needs. Clear and accessible, it is an indispensable tool for young writers. A clear, easy-to-use thesaurus that provides support for children's creative writing and helps build vocabulary, with full definitions for every synonym and sample sentences for each word. A simple, step-by-step introduction shows children how to get the best out of their thesaurus, while the colour headwords and A-Z bar on every page make it easy to find the right word. Additional word power features on frequently used words encourage children to be more creative in their word choice. Thematic pages help build vocabulary through carefully selected visually-appealing

Especially designed for children aged 8-10, Collins Primary Dictionary combines the features you need with a user-friendly design, making it easy to find words quickly. This clear unillustrated dictionary includes synonyms, word histories and pronunciation guidance, plus weblinks, games, grammar and writing help with Collins Word Wizard. Collins Primary Dictionary has been especially designed to support the language and literacy needs of children aged 8-10. Written in a clear, straightforward style, it places words within a context familiar to the student. Headwords are highlighted in colour so they are easy to find. Parts of speech (for example, whether a word is a noun or verb) and other forms of a word (for example plural forms as well as adjectival forms) are clearly shown. Pronunciation help is given for difficult or easily confusable words, as are synonyms (similar words) and antonyms (opposite words) to widen children's vocabulary. Word histories give extra information about interesting words. Grammar, writing and spelling help as well as games and tests are included in the Collins Word Wizard section, and links to the Internet are built in

This Collins First School Dictionary is an ideal introduction to the world of words for children age 5+. The careful choice of vocabulary, clear definitions and simple examples, together with the beautifully designed illustrations help make learning easy, memorable, and fun.

Especially designed for children aged 5 and over, Collins First School Dictionary has a clear design, bright illustrations, colour headwords, simple definitions and example sentences, and an A-Z on every page. The new Collins Word Wizard section gives a helping hand with writing, web links, and sets the Word Wizard challenge. Collins First School Dictionary has been especially designed to support the language and literacy needs of children aged 5+. It introduces early learners to essential dictionary features such as headwords, definitions and other forms of the word (for example, plural forms). It includes example sentences which highlight the headword to show how it can be used. Simple full sentence defintions and example sentences show the headword in a context familiar to the child. The A-Z on each page helps with alphabet skills and ensures that the dictionary is easy-to-use. Guidewords are also given on every page. Bright, colourful illustrations and photographs support language learning and make the dictionary lively and fun. PLUS new, updated word lists, writing help and support for using the internet, as well as an interactive quiz. Researched and developed in consultation with Literacy and Numeracy Consultants, teachers, parents and children.

An ideal introduction to the world of words and dictionaries for children starting school aged 5 and above. The simple, full sentence definitions reflect the child's experience of the world, and the colourful illustrations help make learning easy, memorable, and fun. This book offers children in learning the alphabet, English spelling, and the basic meanings of everyday words. With the alphabet at the edge of every page, and each letter a different colour, it is easy for children to learn how to recognise different letters, look up words and find out how to spell them. The illustrations make the dictionary fun and appealing, allowing children to understand what words mean, while example sentences show how the words can be used. The simple grammatical labels provided introduce children to different word groups. Simple, fun and easy-to-use, this is the perfect for any child s first school dictionary."

How do children learn to spell and what kinds of teaching support them most effectively? Based on a three-year longitudinal study of children's spelling in different primary classrooms, Olivia O'Sullivan, Assistant Director of the Centre for Literacy in Primary Education and Anne Thomas, the former Inset Director of the Centre for Literacy in Primary Education, pose a number of important questions: what kinds of knowledge are involved in spelling? what are the links between learning to read and learning to spell? what kinds of systematic teaching and interventions make a difference to children's progress? Packed with case studies, photographs and examples of children’s work, this unique book sets out the most effective approaches to spelling and provides teachers with a broad set of principles on which to base their teaching. This is an invaluable resource for any teacher or trainee teacher wishing to raise standards in spelling in their classroom.