[CASL-L] Kid Friendly Online Dictionary

[Elaine Shapiro]

Does anyone teach students how to use a print dictionary?
Our rotary club gives Miriam Webster dictionaries to the 3rd graders, and
since I  observed that they don't know how to find words easily
(alphabetical order and guide words are big challenges), I began teaching
grade 2 students how to use The Scholastic First Dictionary, which has many
fewer words, as a preparation.  But it only has easy words that students
know, so it doesn't effectively demonstrate that dictionaries are for
learning the meaning of a words you don't know.

I'm curious what others do.

Elaine, Broad Brook School, East Windsor




On Sun, Jan 10, 2021 at 4:03 PM Heidi DeFlippo <deflippoh at fpsct.org> wrote:

> we taught our students this year how to use Merriam-Webster and the World
> Book online dictionary [we have a district subscription to World Book
> online]
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> *~ Heidi DeFlippo*
> *     Library Media Specialist*
> *        East Farms School*
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> "Reading is the key that opens doors to many good things in life. Reading
> shaped my dreams, and more reading helped me make my dreams come true." -
> Ruth Bader Ginsburg
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> On Sun, Jan 10, 2021 at 2:11 PM Christina O'Neill <coneill at region15.org>
> wrote:
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>> Good afternoon,
>> Does anyone use or can recommend a kid-friendly online dictionary
>> (preferably free and good for early elementary)?
>>
>> In doing a search, I found:
>> http://wordcentral.com/ (powered by Merriam-Webster)
>> https://www.rhymezone.com/ (requires an extra step ie drop down menu to
>> click on "find definitions")
>> https://www.factmonster.com/dictionary (information is written at a
>> higher level)
>>
>> Wordsmyth looks like a good Chrome extension but costs $3.99.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Christina O'Neill
>> coneill at region15.org
>> LMES Library/Media Specialist
>>
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