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INTRODUCTION
Congratulations! Your child or pupil now has an exciting
new product designed to interest and enhance his or her
spelling, reading and writing skills. The LITERACY
WORD BANK is a beneficial and educational tool that
puts fun into learning.
The LITERACY WORD BANK is not only a dictionary
but also a thesaurus with over 50,000 synonyms. It con-
tains a Word Bank of over 100 lists of words grouped by
subjects that the National Literacy Association (NLA)
has put together in partnership with Franklin Electronic
Publishers, Inc. It has automatic phonetic spell correc-
tion so that children almost always find the word they’re
looking for. It has seven educational games including an
Arithmatic Tutor. It also has a calculator to help children
with their homework.
This guide explains how the LITERACY WORD BANK
works and lists some of its beneficial and educational
features. It includes Teachers' Notes from the NLA
explaining the Word Bank lists and suggesting ways of
working with them. We urge you to read this guide thor-
oughly so that you and your child can get the most out
of your new LITERACY WORD BANK.
