Anonymous
08/09/2015 12:43
Subject: Re:What is the best hardcover dictionary for a high school student?
My dyslexic son types everything and gets a squiggly line under a misspelled word, you click on it and it gives you a list of words to choose from.
Anonymous
08/09/2015 12:34
Subject: Re:What is the best hardcover dictionary for a high school student?
Love Roget's thesaurus for finding the right word. (May not be what your DS is looking for.)
Anonymous
08/09/2015 12:32
Subject: Re:What is the best hardcover dictionary for a high school student?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I have high school and college kids. Not being snarky - Do you know why he wants one? I think his reasoning might affect the type you buy. I haven't seen anyone use a non-internet based dictionary in about ten years. years.
He has ADHD and is a terrible speller, so he regularly consults a dictionary when writing.
He finds it difficult to read online books (we order hardcopy editions of textbooks for use at home; hardcopies are available at school as outlined in his 504 Plan) and therefore rarely uses an online dictionary.
He is in his 3rd year of Latin (helps with word stems and therefore spelling) but he is not confident enough (yet?) to go without a dictionary. Since the one we have in the house is somewhat dated, he has requested a new hardcover dictionary.
really?
All of our 504s and IEPs stress online resources and use of computers for writing.
Anonymous
08/09/2015 12:30
Subject: What is the best hardcover dictionary for a high school student?
why bother with cell phones and computers?
I'm a HS English teacher. Although we have quite a few Oxford dictionaries in the classroom, kids use their cells. Furthermore, internet sites are constantly being updated. This isn't the 22-Volume World Book Encyclopedia generation.
I'm a HS English teacher. Although we have quite a few Oxford dictionaries in the classroom, kids use their cells. Furthermore, internet sites are constantly being updated. This isn't the 22-Volume World Book Encyclopedia generation.
Anonymous wrote:I will order a new dictionary for my high school student today (VA tax free weekend) as our dictionary is from 2004. (!)
What is the best dictionary for a student in high school to have for his home library (not lugging to school in a backpack)?
(I know DCUM is full of writers and editors so this should be a quite straightforward question with little to no debate.)
Anonymous
08/09/2015 11:59
Subject: What is the best hardcover dictionary for a high school student?
Oh, and American Heritage has an online dictionary as well.
Anonymous
08/09/2015 11:58
Subject: What is the best hardcover dictionary for a high school student?
I'm a high school English teacher, and I tell my students to use oxforddictionaries.com or merriamwebster.com. We don't even check out the giant hardbacks anymore. Your child isn't going to heft a huge dictionary around with her everywhere she goes, but she can get the same information from that dictionary's online version on her phone, tablet, or computer. Why exactly are you insisting on the hardback?
Anonymous
08/09/2015 10:13
Subject: What is the best hardcover dictionary for a high school student?
Anonymous wrote:American Heritage is the best dictionary. It was the only assigned book in my etymology class. It has an index of proto-indo-European roots, usage notes for near synonyms and notes on regional usage which are probably not online.
Thank you! Ordering a copy now.
Anonymous
08/09/2015 09:13
Subject: What is the best hardcover dictionary for a high school student?
American Heritage is the best dictionary. It was the only assigned book in my etymology class. It has an index of proto-indo-European roots, usage notes for near synonyms and notes on regional usage which are probably not online.
Anonymous
08/09/2015 09:08
Subject: Re:What is the best hardcover dictionary for a high school student?
Anonymous wrote:I have high school and college kids. Not being snarky - Do you know why he wants one? I think his reasoning might affect the type you buy. I haven't seen anyone use a non-internet based dictionary in about ten years. years.
He has ADHD and is a terrible speller, so he regularly consults a dictionary when writing.
He finds it difficult to read online books (we order hardcopy editions of textbooks for use at home; hardcopies are available at school as outlined in his 504 Plan) and therefore rarely uses an online dictionary.
He is in his 3rd year of Latin (helps with word stems and therefore spelling) but he is not confident enough (yet?) to go without a dictionary. Since the one we have in the house is somewhat dated, he has requested a new hardcover dictionary.
Anonymous
08/09/2015 08:48
Subject: Re:What is the best hardcover dictionary for a high school student?
I have high school and college kids. Not being snarky - Do you know why he wants one? I think his reasoning might affect the type you buy. I haven't seen anyone use a non-internet based dictionary in about ten years. years.
Anonymous
08/09/2015 08:39
Subject: What is the best hardcover dictionary for a high school student?
Anonymous wrote:Has your child asked for one? All the kids I know use Internet-based dictionaries.
OP here -- yes, my child has asked for one. (I would prefer to buy one and not three.)
Anonymous
08/09/2015 08:38
Subject: What is the best hardcover dictionary for a high school student?
Has your child asked for one? All the kids I know use Internet-based dictionaries.
Anonymous
08/09/2015 08:37
Subject: What is the best hardcover dictionary for a high school student?
Anonymous wrote:I don't think this is worthwhile. No kid uses a hardback dictionary.
Mine does.
Anonymous
08/09/2015 08:33
Subject: What is the best hardcover dictionary for a high school student?
I don't think this is worthwhile. No kid uses a hardback dictionary.
Anonymous
08/09/2015 08:24
Subject: What is the best hardcover dictionary for a high school student?
I will order a new dictionary for my high school student today (VA tax free weekend) as our dictionary is from 2004. (!)
What is the best dictionary for a student in high school to have for his home library (not lugging to school in a backpack)?
(I know DCUM is full of writers and editors so this should be a quite straightforward question with little to no debate. )
What is the best dictionary for a student in high school to have for his home library (not lugging to school in a backpack)?
(I know DCUM is full of writers and editors so this should be a quite straightforward question with little to no debate.
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