Don?t Ditch the Dictionary!

Summary
This is an introduction to the value of using a ?real? dictionary as opposed to a computer dictionary. Some preliminary mention of the diacritical marks.

Objectives
• To interest the student in words.

• To help students see the value and fun in words and the advantage in learning more of them.

Suggested Grades
4th Grade
5th Grade
6th Grade

Excerpt
Real, hard copy dictionaries are very cool. Like other real books, they feel good in your hands?and, real pages, with printed words, are easier on your eyes than computer screens. With hard copy dictionaries, your fingers can get involved. They can slide up and down the page or hold a place in ?limbo? while you think about it or look somewhere else on the page. Real books even have a nice aroma?a kind of smart smell about them!

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