Originally posted to the web in News, on Wednesday, October 1, 2008 12:09 PM CDT.
More dictionaries for students
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| Mrs. West and her third graders at WCA display their new dictionaries and Drug-Free red ribbons presented by the local Elks club. Left to right are Kaitlyn, Jayme, Shaelyn, Kristina, Mrs. West, Shane, Zeke, Anthony, and Trey. |
The Dictionary Project was started in 1995 with the primary goal of providing every third grade student in the United States with their own personal dictionary. Third graders are targeted as the earliest age when children are academically ready to get maximum benefit from the introduction to the use of a dictionary.
The Elks are not the originators of the Dictionary Project, and other service organizations actively participate in dictionary distribution. However, Elks lodges nationwide wholeheartedly support this project, which exemplifies the Elks motto, “Elks care, Elks share.”
In the 2007-08 school year, 2.3 million dictionaries were distributed. For the 2008-09 school year, the target goal is 4,170,598 dictionaries distributed by sponsoring organizations and/or individuals.
On Tuesday, Sept. 16, Elks Youth Committee Chair Carolyn McDonald continued the Wickenburg Elks Lodge’s annual participation in the Dictionary Project at the Wickenburg Christian Academy, with the support of the Wickenburg Tri Point Retired School Employees Association.
“You mean I can really write my name in here and it’s mine to keep?” asked one child.
“Yes, it’s your very own dictionary,” was the reply.
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