Franklin HW-1216 Children's Speller and Dictionary
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Customer Review: happy but cover broke
Summary: 3 Stars
my sons like the hangman game but the cover is a bit fragile still as an educational toy its very goodCustomer Review: Lid Broke Off Day One!
Summary: 2 Stars
I did my homework on this one. I read the previous post about the lid being flimsy, so I was very careful when I recieved the item and snapped the lid on. It went on, then once it was opened the lid came right off, so I snapped it back on and noticed the little plastic piece that holds the lid on was snapped off. Mind you there are only 2 little plastic knobs for the lid, one on each side. If one side doesn't have it, then the lid won't stay on. My son was so excited to finally get it, that I figured hey it will be fine without the flimsy lid.(and yes the lid is a very thin plastic) In hindsight I should have sent it back right then and there, but in reading the previous post they said that their kids used it just fine without the lid. Today is day 2, my son came home with it in his backpack went to use it for his homework and the screen was cracked!(obviously from not having the lid and a book or something heavy smashing it) He was so bummed! I was so bummed, and now I kick myself for not sending the darn thing back as soon as the lid broke off right out of the box!
On the bright side he really used it, and I loved not havng to spell every word for him. Now if I can just find one that has a quality hard lid that doesn't break off! I'm sure the spelling/dictionary/games are all the same, but the trick is finding one that is well made!
Customer Review: Spell Checker is weak; word bank is quite limited
Summary: 2 Stars
I bought this for my 7-year-old daughter so that I wouldn't have to constantly help her spell words. But the spell checker on this is very weak. There have been numerous times she'd spell a word phonetically and the suggested word list of correctly spelled words was nowhere near the word she was trying to use. (Oftentimes because the word itself was not part of the word bank.) Yet my 20-year-old Seiko Spell Checker/Dictionary/Thesaurus often suggested the correctly spelled word immediately (based on the same wrong spelling). If you are simply looking for a limited spell checker/dictionary of commonly used words, this is okay. If you want a spell checker that helps your child to spell words without your assistance, look at other brands/versions. This one seems more geared to being cute (saying hello to your child when they turn it on) and offering games for them to play. It doesn't do as much to help young, enthusiastic writers to broaden their vocabulary and enhance their spelling ability. I'm going with a better version because this one is more of a toy than a tool.Customer Review: Very disapointing
Summary: 2 Stars
I bought this dictionary for my 3rd grade daughter to help her on spelling. The excitement was gone in 30 minutes after not being able to find more than 3 words in 10 searches. Many easy words can't be found, and most of word descriptions are so simple that she still can't really understand the full meaning of the words.
The calculator feature in the dictionary is pretty much useless.
She likes to play Hangman with me, but we always have to add the word to the word list, and ask Hangman to get the word from the list.
There is also a game called fun with Spanish and French..it was interesting to look the sentences in Spanish & French once, and that is about it.
The screen resolutoin is very low, so the letters are quite jaggy.
I am very disappointed with this particular dictionary. Maybe I should try the other more expensive models.
Customer Review: Franklin homework Wiz children's
Summary: 2 Stars
Should've purchase a higher end model.. this model is too slow and with limited vocabulary.