Return-Path: <nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id i35C74m20434; Mon, 5 Apr 2004 08:07:04 -0400 (EDT) Date: Mon, 5 Apr 2004 08:07:04 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <DMECLAMJGFFFOBCMDJJGEEJKCEAA.ngriffis@bellsouth.net> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Nixon S. Griffis" <ngriffis@bellsouth.net> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-TECHNOLOGY:3205] RE: ESOL Dictionaries X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2910.0) Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; Status: O Content-Length: 1059 Lines: 31 List, I enjoy this desktop web source for my ABE students as a quick dictionary/encyclopedia resource: http://www.wordiq.com/dictionary.html It is my belief that teacher supported and encouraged dictionary use is vital, long forgotten and underused in many of our US classrooms. Further, the level of dictionary used is quite important to attain student success. The student is quickly lost and frustrated with too high a level dictionary, as the words in the definitions are at to high a lexile level. This necessitates more looking up of words and you have lost your student to the wonders of giving their mind the definition of the word they were looking up in the first place. All this to ask members of the list: 1. Does anyone out there use a better web based ABE dictionary than the above or have their favorite? 2. Does any ESOL teacher have a favor website for a Spanish-English and/or Creole-English dictionary? Any foreign languages...? Thank you, Nick Griffis Adult Education Inlet Grove H.S. Riviera Beach, Florida 33480 561-882-9967
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