REVIEWS OF GABBY'S WORDSPELLER PHONETIC DICTIONARY

~ ~ "...This reference book should be in every school library, in every classroom and at home on every student's desk. It is the key to independence for every learner." 

            Abigail Marshall, Davis Dyslexia Association, International ~ 

~ ~ "I have passed out all but two books from the case I ordered...everyone that sees them has been extremely excited. Several students have used their whole class period looking up words. One even stated, "Look, we can now spell dyslexic when we tell people what we have. Great day!!! Thanks so much!" 

            Valarie, Teacher at Early Middle School, TX ~ 

~ ~ "I want you to take this book to all the schools in my district."
            Dr. Garn Christensen, Superintendent, Eastmont School District, WA ~ 

~ ~ "What a wonderful, wonderful book! Thank you for thinking of the so many kids who do struggle. I tell people I am bilingual..I speak fluent Middle-Class Language....topics, vocabulary, experiences etc. to convey how important it is to create shared understanding and authentic opportunities to learn and grow." 

            Dr. Donna Beegle, Educational Leadership, Portland, OR ~ 

~ ~ "Diane, your book is a wonderful idea for children learning to read/spell...at first whole language may seem to be successful in teaching children to read. In essence, however, this look-say approach teaches children to read by memorizing one word at a time. It does not teach them how to break the code for reading any book in English - or for spelling any word." 

            Dr. Candace De Russy, "The Phonics Counter-Revolution" ~ 

~ ~ "For some children it certainly is a useful resource in the classroom. Many children think and spell the way the dictionary is set up. The most favorable quality about this type of reference book is that some children try to look up words as they sound, not as they are spelled. The size and vertical text style was certainly manageable for my fifth grade students, in fact several of them commented on how much they liked the way the book was set up...I would recommend this dictionary for kids in grade 3 and up. Third graders want everything to be spelled correctly but often are just moving from the 'sound it out' stage. This dictionary lets them sound it out while discovering the correct spelling of the word... 

The best quality of this book is that kids can look up words by the sounds they hear. The kids thought it was 'cool' that the book was printed 'sideways'. It made it easy for them to flip through to find the starting letter of their word." 

            Robin Sage, Susan Habersetzer, Marie Godsey, 5th grade teachers, Skyline Elementary, Tacoma, WA ~ 

~ ~ "I don't approve items for sale for my school districts. But this book will be an excellent tool for my 

students, you have my permission to introduce this book to all the schools."
            Dr. Tony D. Smith, Superintendent, Oakland Unified School District, CA ~ 

~ ~ "I have passed out all but two books from the case I ordered...everyone that sees them has been extremely excited. Several students have used their whole class period looking up words. One even stated, "Look, we can now spell dyslexic when we tell people what we have. Great day!!! Thanks so much!" 

            Valarie, Teacher at Early Middle School, TX ~ 

~ ~ "I do use the first edition (Gabby's Wordspeller Phonetic Dictionary) all the time. It really is a remarkable 

book." 

            Gail Wieczorek, Follett Corporation Companies ~