Printable Create Your Own Spelling Dictionary for Elementary Students

This printable spelling dictionary is perfect for elementary students who are just learning how to read and spell words, or who are encountering unfamiliar words in their reading.

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Why Use a “Personal” Spelling Dictionary?

I like to have my children write down words they encounter while reading that they don’t know in their personal spelling dictionary. 

Later, they can look up the words to learn the definition.  This is less distracting to their reading than stopping in the middle of a paragraph to look up a word.

There are pages for all of the letters of the alphabet. There are 2 styles or levels; one has primary lines for younger students, and the other has regular lines, but also has common words are already written in the book. 

Your student can fill in other words on the blank lines that they want to learn or are having trouble remembering how to spell.

How to Use the “Create Your Own” Printable Spelling Dictionary

The cover has a place to personalize the downloadable book.

Print out the dictionary and staple it together with the cover on top and the pages in alphabetical order.

Your student can decorate the cover.  They can use the dictionary pages to write words based on the first letter of a word.