這本個人字典提供500個高頻詞彙的初始列表，並留有大量空白行供學生或老師添加新詞。其他詞彙可以從拼讀課程、拼字清單、文學作品、詞彙牆或其他來源中選擇。書的後半部分提供了用於記錄顏色詞、數字詞、朋友和家人姓名以及其他類別詞彙的頁面。添加與自身相關且有意義的詞彙的過程能夠激發學生的學習興趣和記憶力。它也有助於因材施教，讓每個學生都能添加適合自己的詞彙。學生在寫作時會參考他們的個人字典，從而頻繁使用並鞏固正確的拼字。隨著學生掌握的詞彙量不斷擴大，他們會逐漸建立自信，並對語言產生歸屬感。適用於1-2年級。
This personal dictionary provides an initial list of 500high-frequency sight words, plus plenty of blank lines fornew words chosen by the student or teacher. Additional wordscan be selected from phonics lessons, spelling lists,literature, word walls, or other sources. A section in theback of the book provides pages for color and number words,the names of friends and family members, and othercategories of words.The process of adding words that arerelevant and personally meaningful engages students inlearning and remembering. It also facilitates differentiatedinstruction by enabling each student to add wordsappropriate for that student. Students then refer to theirpersonal dictionaries when writing, so the words' correctspelling is frequently used and reinforced. And as studentsexpand the collection of words they recognize and spellcorrectly, they gain confidence and a sense of ownership ofour language. Grades 1-2.
