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School Spelling Dictionary
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The internationally bestselling tool to support writing and spelling.
Have you ever looked for a giraffe under ‘j’? This is the dictionary for you!
This newly revised and updated edition of the internationally bestselling School Spelling Dictionary allows you to search for words the way they sound and empowers you to write what you want to write.
A re-edited and re-jacketed edition of Barrington Stoke’s internationally bestselling reference book to support struggling spellers.
Its accessible, dyslexia-friendly layout has:
- An alphabet across the top of the page to aid searching.
- Additional hints from the ‘Spelling Bee’ to help find words.
- Short descriptors for homophones and other easily confused words.
- Support with verbal inflections and comparative and superlative adjectives.
- An introduction with helpful tips for successful spelling.
Product Details
INFORMATION
Barcode: 9780008743420
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 11 September 2025
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Barrington Stoke Ltd
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Length: 17.0mm
Width: 148.0mm
Height: 210.0mm
Weight: 380g
Pages: 272
About the Author
Christine Maxwell worked as a teacher in Oxford in the 70s. It was while teaching that she came up with the idea to write a dictionary that her own students could use even if they did not know how to spell. She wrote The Dictionary of Perfect Spelling in 1977 and it became an international bestseller. In 2005 she wrote the hugely successful revised edition for Barrington Stoke. Julia Rowlandson trained as a Primary school teacher and now works as an Educational Consultant. She was the Editor of the revised edition of the Dictionary. She was formerly Deputy Head of More House School.
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