Oxford Primary Dictionary

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A unique title with clearly presented explanations of grammar terms, punctuation marks and spelling rules to help improve children’s writing skills and prepare for tests Ocr tesseract 5.0.0-1-g862e Ocr_detected_lang en Ocr_detected_lang_conf 1.0000 Ocr_detected_script Latin Ocr_detected_script_conf 1.0000 Ocr_module_version 0.0.15 Ocr_parameters -l eng Old_pallet IA-NS-2000581 Openlibrary_edition It is uniquely powered by the Oxford Children’s Corpus, the largest bank of children’s language in English, so you can be confident that all entries are clearly written in child-friendly language that children actually understand. Each example is perfectly age-appropriate, making it easy and enjoyable for every child to use.

With a clear, colourful layout and quirky bird characters this is a fun-to-use dictionary with a difference. This is an easy-to-use illustrated dictionary that includes over 1000 words and meanings to help young learners understand key maths terms and concepts from the National Curriculum at school and at home. Now with vocabulary and word-building section to help children discover new words and use them in their writingThe look and feel of every spread is clear and easy to use. Examples taken from well-known children’s books and a supplement of days, months, spelling, apostrophes and word building help makes improving vocabulary fun.

All the entries have clear and simple definitions with word classes and inflections given in full. Children will discover example sentences from the authors they love to read, such as Cressida Cowell, Roald Dahl and J. K. Rowling. Further help with writing skills is available in the updated new edition of the companion Oxford School Thesaurus. Words are explained in a simple and clear way, with examples and diagrams, graphs, illustrations and photographs to help children understand concepts. Examples are clearly set out in panels to easily show the meanings. Related words are listed in helpful ‘Word build’ panels to develop vocabulary in key areas.This fantastic new edition will boost your children’s vocabulary with new words and meanings from across the curriculum. A helpful new spelling, grammar and punctuation section is included to enhance language skills and bring the dictionary up to date. This dictionary is crammed with features to get children aged 7+ discovering words and boosting their vocabulary range.