Franklin KID-1240

great help

What I love most about this gadget, is that it illustrates how to write words in cursive. You can type in a word, see its definition, synonyms and antonyms, and how to actually write it in print and cursive. You can play games, and it has a rhyme...

My little girls buddy

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...

great tool!

I am very happy with this item. Two of my kids are using it and I really am pleased with the results. It is very easy to use (my kids are 10 and 13) and there is very little learning curve. No electronic product will ever completely replace help...

Great help for my dyslexic son

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...

Poor Product

This is a real waste of money.My children were very excited about it and it worked for a while.However, it was treated gently and not abused but lasted only a short while.For this price I expected more.

Great product...even for middle schoolers

I bought this for one of my sixth grade students who has an extensive vocabulary, but a difficult time with spelling. The spell checker is able to figure out the words he types in even though they are often missing sounds/letters that you hear in the...

Stay away...from this Junk

This is a piece if junk. I have never written a review in my life but its so bad that I was forced to write this. I bought this for my son in 2nd grade and he can never find what he is looking for. I am going to buy another one for him now. Don't waste...

great tool for school

I bought this speller for my 5th grade son for Christmas and it is terrific. Not only does it help with spelling but it also gives my son definitions of the words. Even my 2nd grader loves it. Totally worth the money. Sorry I didn't get it earlier!

Franklin KID-1240 Children's Talking Dictionary and Spell Corrector

I recently bought this Franklin KID-1240 Children's Talking Dictionary and Spell Corrector. The product is working great except it is consuming lot of Battery power (even without Voice support). Otherwise, it is working good.

Great for my Daughter!

I bought this for my daughter, who has been slow to read, she is 7. It is a great product. She can read independantly and if she comes to a word she doesn't know she will type it in and the dictionary will say the word for her. We can also put in a...