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Franklin LWB-1216 Parents' Manual
Summary of LWB-1216
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Franklin children’s dictionary featuring the oxford primary dictionary & thesaurus www.Franklin-uk.Co.Uk parent/teacher guide lwb-1216.
Page 2: License Agreement
1 license agreement read this license agreement before using the electronic reference. Your use of the elec- tronic reference deems that you accept the terms of this license. If you do not agree with these terms, you may return this package with purchase receipt to the dealer from which you purchase...
Page 3: Limited Warranty
License agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 word bank lists -teacher’s notes . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 getting started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 general information . . ...
Page 4: Introduction
3 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 franklin children’s dictionary is a beneficial and educa- tional tool that puts fun into learning. The franklin children’s diction...
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Word bank lists -teacher’s notes words are fun. Both those that are familiar, and those which are completely new, can lead one on a trail forward to new ideas or backwards to the half remembered past. In order to help pupils clarify and express their thoughts in writing, the national literacy associ...
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5 difficulty may not always be comparable between subjects. For instance, the challenge list for water includes words like dehydration whereas that for about me contains less adventurous words such as cousin. You will also find that some words appear on more than one list. For instance, the word ‘gr...
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All lists, of course, have their limitations. These are not intended to be comprehensive in any sense, nor do they attempt to suggest the best or most appropriate or even the most interesting words to use when writing about a particular subject. They are meant as props for each child to use or rejec...
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Encouraging pupils to take a machine home and demon- strate it to their parents could be both an enjoyable and a useful exercise for many of them. Although some of the lists fall into a specific curriculum area, many of them can be used across the school sub- jects. They are intended for use in all ...
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The word and turn it over. The first one to turn over all the words and read them out to the teacher wins. There are also all sorts of pattern games in which single words are strung together (with the last letter of one making the first letter of the next) into a pattern. There are ver- sions of the...
Page 10: Getting Started
Getting started this product uses four aaa batteries. Change the batter- ies when the screen contrast is too light even after adjustment. Note: when you remove the batteries, stored information is erased. Follow the instructions below to install the batteries and adjust the screen contrast. 1. Remov...
Page 11: General Information
General information ➷ seeing a demonstration you can view a brief demonstration of how your franklin children’s dictionary works. To do this, press and press until see me work appears on the screen. Press to see the demonstration. Press to stop the demonstra- tion. ➷ follow the arrows the flashing a...
Page 12: Key Guide
11 key guide this guide explains what the keys, other than the alpha- bet keys, do when they are pressed. Turns franklin children’s dictionary on or off. Goes to the thesaurus word entry screen. Goes to the list of word bank topics. Goes to the list menu. You can add a word to your word list, select...
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Clears the word typed in the dictionary or thesaurus word entry screens, goes back to the dictionary word entry screen, or stops the demonstration. Types a ? To stand for one unknown letter in a word. + types an ✽ to stand for two or more letters in a word. Moves the cursor up. Makes the screen dark...
Page 14: Finding A Definition
13 finding a definition the franklin children’s dictionary makes it easy for the child to find a definition. When there is an unfamiliar word used in a definition, it can be highlighted and the meaning found. When a game word is difficult or new, it can be looked up too. Each dictionary entry has se...
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To find definitions, follow the example below. 1. Press . 2. Type a word to look up. For example, type ether. 3. Press . 4. Press repeatedly to read more. At the end of the dictionary entry, the message “no more!” appears. 5. Press to return to the dictionary word entry screen. 14.
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To find the meaning of a word used in a definition, follow the example below. 1. Press to start a highlight. 2. Press again to jump to the definition of the highlighted word. 3. Press to read the definition. 4. Press to return to the dictionary word entry screen. To learn how to look up definitions ...
Page 17: Finding A Synonym
16 finding a synonym the franklin children’s dictionary includes a thesaurus to help children find synonyms. Synonyms are words that have the same or similar meanings, for example, gem, jewel, precious stone. Synonyms for a word can be found by typing the word at the thesaurus word entry screen and ...
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17 to find synonyms, follow the example below. 1. Press . 2. Type a word to look up. For example, type admire. 3. Press . 4. Press repeatedly to read more. At the end of the thesaurus entry, the message “no more!” appears. To look up a cross referenced word, follow the steps above and type the word ...
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To find the synonym of a word used in a definition, follow the steps below. The example shown is from the dictionary entry for hieroglyphics. 1. In a definition, press to start the highlight. 2. Use or to move the highlight to the word you want. 3. Press . You jump to the thesaurus entry for symbols...
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To find the definition of a word in a thesaurus entry, follow the steps below. The example shown is from the thesaurus entry for admire. 1. Press to start the highlight. 2. Use or to move the highlight to the word you want. 3. Press you jump to the dictionary entry for esteem. 4. Press repeatedly to...
Page 21: Spell Correction
Spell correction the franklin children’s dictionary comes with automatic spell correction. It helps children find the word they’re looking for by either correcting a misspelled word or offering correctly spelled possibilities. Let’s look at an example. 1. Press to go to the dictionary word entry scr...
Page 22: Finding Letters In Words
21 finding letters in words the franklin children’s dictionary can help children find a word even when they are unsure of how it is spelled. In either the dictionary or thesaurus word entry screens, use to replace one unknown letter in a word. You can type more than one ? In a word. Use to help solv...
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For example, type p?Rt ✽ at the dictionary word entry screen. 3. Press . If the pattern typed has matches in the dictionary a list is displayed. If it it doesn’t have any matches, the message, “sorry, can’t help.” appears. 4. Press repeatedly to go down the list and view more matches. 5. Press to re...
Page 24: Viewing The Word Bank Lists
23 viewing the word bank lists the difficulty level can be selected before viewing the lists. To learn how, follow the steps below. 1. Press . 2. Press until word bank level is on the screen. 3. Press or to move the check mark to the desired level. The arrow to the right of the check mark box indi- ...
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24 to learn how to view the subject-area words, follow the example below. 1. Press . 2. Press to scroll down the list, or type the first let- ter of the desired topic. The highlight moves to the first topic starting with that letter. For example, type s. You may also start typing the letters of a to...
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This list can be scrolled to look for familiar words. When the end of the list is reached, the message “no more!” appears. When an unfamiliar word appears, press to look up its definition. If the word has a matching diction- ary entry, the definition appears. If there is no matching dictionary entry...
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26 finding countries and peoples the franklin children’s dictionary includes names of countries and the terms used for the people living in them, to teach children what the people living in a country are called. For example, a child can learn that while the people of iceland are icelanders, the peop...
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The highlight moves to the first country whose name starts with the letter typed. For example, type i. You may also start typing the letters of a country to go to it directly. 5. Press to move the highlight to a country you want. For example, move the highlight to israel. 6. Press 7. Press to return...
Page 29: Saving Words For Study
28 saving words for study with the franklin children’s dictionary a child can create a personal list of up to 80 words for study or review. Any word in the dictionary or thesaurus can be added to the list. Words that are not in the dictionary or thesaurus can also be added, but those words take up m...
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If the word typed is not in the dictionary, the mes- sage “add it anyway?” appears. 4. Press to add the word. A headword can be added to your word list. To learn how, follow the example below. 1. From a dictionary entry, press . Your word list appears on the screen. 2. Press to select it. The headwo...
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3. Press . Your word list appears on the screen. 4. Press to select it. The highlighted word appears on the add this word: screen. 5. Press to add the word. A word typed in at the dictionary or thesaurus word entry screens can also be added to your word list. To learn how, follow the example below. ...
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To learn how to view the words added to your word list, follow the steps below. 1. Press . Your word list appears on the screen. 2. Press to select it. See your words appears on the screen. 3. Press to select it. The list of added words appears. 4. Use to scroll the list. 5. Press to return to the d...
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4. Press to select it. The list of entered words appears. 5. Use to move the highlight to the word you want to remove from the list, and press . To erase the entire list, do the following. 1. Press . Your word list appears on the screen. 2. Press to select it. 3. Use until erase list appears on the ...
Page 34: Playing The Games
Playing the games the franklin children’s dictionary has seven challenging games that are both educational and fun. A child can learn commonly used spanish and french phrases with fun with spanish and fun with french, practice math problems with arithmetic tutor and test verbal skills with hangman, ...
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This is an item on the games menu. 2. Use or to move the check mark to the desired level. 3. Press until game words is on the screen. Dictionary is the default setting. 4. Use or to move the check mark to the desired source. 5. Press to scroll down the list of games. 6. When the desired game is high...
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When a correct letter is typed, it appears in place of the corresponding ?. When an incorrect letter is typed, it replaces an # and another part of the man appears. 3. To reveal one letter, press . 4. To give up and end the game, press . When the man is fully revealed, the game is over. 5. To see th...
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Whoever types the last letter of the word, wins. 3. To give up and end the game, press . 4. To see the definition of the word, press . 5. To play another round, press . To return to the games menu, press . Jumble scrambles the letters of a mystery word. The child must unscramble the letters to form ...
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6. To play another round, press . To return to the games menu, press . Anagrams challenges a child to find all of the words that can be formed using the letters in the game word. Each letter can be used only as many times as it appears in the given word. Each anagram mush be a specified min- imum le...
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38 once the game is over, use to see the list of words that can be made with the game word. 5. To play another round, press . To return to the games menu, press . Arithmetic tutor challenges a child to solve math prob- lems. When he or she solves 10 problems correctly, the game goes up by one level....
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Fun with spanish and fun with french are lists of help- ful phrases that a child can read and memorize. Follow the steps below to learn how to view these lists. 1. Select fun with french or fun with spanish on the games menu. 2. Press to move the highlight to the desired phrase, and press . The engl...
Page 41: Using The Calculator
Using the calculator the franklin children’s dictionary includes a calculator which a child can use to check homework. To learn how to use the calculator, follow the steps below. 1. Press and press until calculator is on the screen. 2. Press to select it. 3. Type a number. Press d to type a decimal....
Page 42: Battery Information
Battery information 1. Different types of batteries or new and used batter- ies are not to be mixed. 2. Only batteries of the same or equivalent type as rec- ommended are to be used. 3. Batteries are to be inserted with the correct polarity. 4. Exhausted batteries should be removed. 5. Supply termin...
Page 43: Product Information
Product information specifications: model: lwb-1216 franklin children’s dictionary dimensions: 2.4 x 3.2 x 0.14 batteries: 4 aaa isbn 1-59074-113-7 fcc tested to comply with fcc standards fcc notice complies with the limits for a class b computing device pursuant to subpart b of part 15 of fcc rules...
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Limited warranty (eu and switzerland) this product, excluding batteries and liquid crystal dis- plays (lcds), is guaranteed by franklin for a period of two years from the date of purchase. It will be repaired or replaced with an equivalent product (at franklin’s option) free of charge for any defect...
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44 limited warranty (outside eu and switzerland) this product, excluding batteries and liquid crystal dis- plays (lcds), is guaranteed by franklin for a period of one year from the date of purchase. It will be repaired or replaced with an equivalent product (at franklin’s option) free of charge for ...
Page 46: Featuring
Franklin children’s dictionary featuring the oxford primary dictionary & thesaurus www.Franklin-uk.Co.Uk parent/teacher guide lwb-1216.