A fresh new look for the Oxford Junior Dictionary which features thousands of words & phrases in alphabetical order in a clear & accessible design. Each entry contains simple easy-to-read numbered meanings word classes & age-appropriate example sentences. These are taken from well-known children's authors such as Dick King-Smith Jacqueline Wilson & Roald Dahl. They show the words actually in use to reinforce meaning & inspire children to use language more effectively making them more independent in their reading & writing. Tinted panels provide extra language information on overused words words belonging to the same family & key language topics (such as connectives or apostrophes). This is powered by the Oxford Children's Corpus a unique electronic database of millions of words of writing for children. Extra material carefully levelled for this age
Includes:: information on spelling success punctuation simple grammar key overused words (with alternatives) as well as word origins prefixes & suffixes. Navigation is easy with the guidewords & the full alphabet on every page with a dark blue tab on the letter of the page. For free additional word games puzzles & activities go online to the www.oxforddictionaries.com/schools website.