The Dictionary Lady Spreads the Word

Lee Hadden writes: \”The Dictionary Lady is described in an article by June Kronholz in
today\’s (March 4, 2002) Wall Street Journal, on the front page, A1.
\”Education \”starts with learning how to look things up,\” Mrs. French says.
It means a certain rigor, uniform expectations, and \”doing things
properly,\” she adds…

\”Mary French is on a mission to help South Carolina children learn to read
by giving every third-grader a dictionary every year and has succeeded
three years in a row despite a minuscule budget.
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