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The center has several book dictionaries, most of which are aimed at grade school children. A few are for older kids and adults.
 | The advantage of these books are that there is usually one free and you know where they are and how to use them. There are also often good illustrations. |
| The disadvantage is that, especially with the kids' dictionaries, it's really hard to know if the book will include the entry for the word you want, and it wastes precious time looking through the books for the definition. |
| It is useful even for very beginning readers to start to talk about dictionaries, what they are for, and how to use them. |
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Using a book dictionary can help reinforce knowledge of the alphabetical ordering of words and not just letters and can also lead to interest in other, neighboring words. |
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You might not realize how much you know about dictionaries that is not obvious to a child! Entry words, pronunciation key, how to find words, what information is there... walk through the whole process with the child, and gradually have them take over the pieces. |
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Steps you might go through in working with a dictionary |
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