We’re excited to introduce a new customization option in the Wordsmyth Illustrated Learner’s Dictionary (WILD), designed to make learning even more adaptable for young learners, teachers, and parents!
What’s New?
Now you have the power to choose which dictionary fields to display or hide within WILD. With a simple selection process in the settings, you can tailor the learning experience to best fit your students’ or children’s needs.
Fields You Can Show or Hide:
✅ Syllabify Headword – Break down words into syllables for easier reading.
✅ Text Pronunciation – Display phonetic text to help with pronunciation.
✅ Part of Speech – Identify whether a word is a noun, verb, adjective, etc.
✅ Word Form – Show different forms of a word when applicable.
✅ Examples – Include example sentences for context.
✅ Images – Display visual representations of words.
✅ Spanish Translation – Provide Spanish-language support.
✅ Chinese Translation – Provide Chinese-language support.
Why This Matters
WILD is already a rich, interactive, and engaging dictionary for young learners in Kindergarten to 2nd grade. This new feature empowers educators and parents to customize the learning experience, ensuring that students get exactly the level of support they need—whether focusing on vocabulary development, pronunciation, or multilingual learning.
Unlock the Full WILD Experience
While WILD offers free access to looking up words, a Wordsmyth subscription unlocks even more tools to enhance vocabulary learning. Subscribing gives you full access to World, Collections, interactive activities, and additional customization options that make learning even more effective and engaging.
How to Use It
- Click on the Settings icon on the footer in WILD.
- Check or uncheck the fields you want to display or hide.
- Enjoy a personalized, distraction-free learning experience!
At Wordsmyth, we’re always working to enhance our tools to better support young learners. We hope this update makes WILD even more useful in your classroom or at home!
Try it out today and let us know what you think!