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Search an online dictionary written specifically for young students. Kid-friendly meanings from the reference experts at Merriam-Webster help students build and master vocabulary.
The Elementary Children's Dictionary (for grades 3-5) defines words in a simple, full-sentence style that explains word meaning to kids. It's full of easy-to-understand definitions, child-friendly example sentences, illustrations, and photos.
Wordsmyth’s Word Explorer Children’s Dictionary contains over 14,000 entries with kid-friendly definitions, example sentences, and human-voiced audio pronunciations. The dictionary also includes synonyms and antonyms, word histories, geographical entries with maps, and abundant illustrations.
Come up with student-friendly definitions. Find resources you and your students can consult to come up with a definition for each word. The definition should be easy to understand, be written in everyday language, and capture the word’s common use.
English dictionary and integrated thesaurus for learners, writers, teachers, and students with advanced, intermediate, and beginner levels.
Give simple, student-friendly definitions, illustrate the words with examples, and discuss and ask questions about the words in the context of the read aloud. Check for student understanding and review.
Clear, simple definitions and audio pronunciations, with thousands of carefully chosen example sentences from the Cambridge English Corpus, help students write and speak English more naturally. Browse the Learner's Dictionary
To teach vocabulary implicitly—the reinforcement of words during reading—choose words wisely and draft student-friendly definitions.
1. Create student-friendly definitions. Student-friendly definitions include a subject and an action, rather than a vague infinitive. For example, take a verb like starve, which is defined as "to suffer or die from not having enough food to eat."
A student friendly definition should be: Planned in advance. Student friendly. A consistent part of speech. Capture the common use and nuance. Double-checked for accuracy. Practice! 1. Pick a text that you’ll be reading next year with your students, or if you’re a parent, that you might read with your own child this summer. 2.