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Improve your child's reading and writing skills with this interactive speaking dictionary. Over 40,000 easy-to-understand definitions are pronounced for effective vocabulary learning. The automatic phonetic spell corrector turns "nolij" into "knowledge" while an animated handwriting guide demonstrates print and cursive styles. Includes a rhyme finder, five word-building games, and a vocabulary word list that can be created by the user. Works with headphones (sold separately) for privacy. Ideal for ages 6-10.
- 44,000 elementary word definitions
- Speaks letters, words and definitions
- Personal vocabulary word list
- Rhyme finder
- Homophone guide (to, too, two)
- 5 word-building games
- Animated handwriting guide
- Protective flip cover
- Adjustable volume control
wi_suz
Reviewed in the United States on February 17, 2013
My 11 year old autistic son loved this talking dictionary until it stopped reading the words after about a week. It was never handled roughly. It just stopped rather suddenly for no apparent reason. Of course - the paperwork that came with it basically said, oh well. too bad. Other reviews suggested it wouldn't last - but I wanted to give it a try.
J_Onyx
Reviewed in the United States on September 10, 2011
I rated this child's device so my comments will not be buried in a pile of overly positive "reviews". This is a unique device as Franklin Electronic "Books" tend to be. I've had 2 Franklin Bookman products for several years, each has slots for additional Bookman Books (Proprietary ROM cards). My complaint is Franklin did not make enough books for them. I have the college dictionary, the Bible, the Concise Encyclopedia and the Spainish-English Dictionary. Other than my complaint that Frankling didn't release enough reference books for them, my other complaints are Franklin totally abandoned Bookman owners (they could have easily continued releasing new "books"). They also abandoned owners of the original Bookman devices when they came out with the Bookman II. Mine have a port for linking them to a PC so you can download e books and install them into blank ROM cards. Franklin switched to Bookman II and never released the cable for linking to a PC and they never made the blank ROM cards available. Before anyone spends any serious money on Franklin products, you may want to know this about Franklin Books: They practice abandonware. They leave customers in the lurch.The quality of Franklin devices has been high. I have not had any Franklin device or book fail on me. Old ones sell for above list price on eBay. I ordered this KID-1240 device for my very intelligent but stubborn 8 year old grand daughter. I don't get the complaints here that the dictionary has too few words. It does have 44,000 words. Did the reviewer expect an encyclopedia or unabridged Oxford Dictionary?Positives. I inspected it closely and ran it through its functions. The device is high quality build and it works well, both things I expect from Franklin. A function I do not see mentioned will interest parents. The device says each letter out loud as they are entered but it will not say slang words, which eliminates nearly all "dirty" words. The speaker is much better than the speaker in the original Franklin Bookman devices but I think Franklin could have done better considering the amount of space they set aside for the speaker. I've seen smaller computing devices with better speakers. However, unlike earlier Franklin devices, the speaker is clear, and loud enough for individual use.Negatives. The design of the battery compartment and door should have been better. Most 6 to 9 year olds should not change batteries themselves. There is real risk they will break the compartment door or lose the tiny screw. Breaking the door is a game changer. Losing the screw is not. Inserting the 4 AAA batteries is a little tricky. Overall, I find that the KID 1240 is what Franklin claims it is. Its not an unabridged dictionary. Its not a tutor or an electronic parent.
K. Smith
Reviewed in the United States on January 8, 2011
Bought this for my 10 year old son. He struggles with reading, spelling, and writing. Having this talking dictionary has given him a new sense of independence when completing his homework. If he doesn't know what a particular word is, he types it in to find out how to pronounce it and what the definition is. If he isn't sure how to spell a particular word or just wants to make sure he has it correct, he types it in and is either given a thumbs up or suggestions on what word he might be trying to spell. We put in his 25 spelling words this past week and played jumble, guess the word, and hangman. The games seemed to duplicate some of the words and not get to some others, but that is only a minor complaint. My 7 year old daughter is also enjoying this product. They set the count down timer when practicing their instruments.
Uisgebaugh
Reviewed in the United States on September 25, 2010
This may not be the best choice for those who need a large database of words. However, my 12 year old son who has dyslexia finds it incredibly helpful and fun. His spelling is at a third grade level and this helps him to work on his 6th grade work much more independently. Spell check on word documents don't help him find the words he is looking for, but 9 times out of 10 this phonics spell checker does. Plus it gives the definition so that he knows he has chosen the correct word. I use rechargeable batteries and have had this for 3 weeks. We haven't had to recharge them yet, so it seems good on battery use. My 5 year old likes playing with it to try to create words and my 10 year old loves the hangman game and making sentences that it speaks back to you. But it has been the greatest help with my son.
Chris Smith
Reviewed in the United States on October 20, 2010
My little girl loves this thing . She is improving quickly in reading and has it completely figured out with only a couple of minutes of me looking at it to explain it to her. We hear it going off through out the day. I hope within a year she will out grow it and be reading on her own. She also likes to type in sentences and have the talking dictionary say it to people lol.As for me I love it ! I used to be asked what this word is or that is .. every few minutes ...now that is rare.She has been using it for a few weeks and it still looks to be in great shape (for the durability- she is a girl ... my boys may have busted it by now)
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