Online Dictionaries Linking to Online Dictionaries One of the hurdles that teachers face when using the web can be the reading level of students vs. the reading level of the documents found. While online newspapers match the printed versions' 8th grade reading level, many web pages you and your students may be examining are written by experts for other experts.
Online dictionaries can be a simple way to get around the vocabulary issue.
Simply type the word in and hit return. While this one has a prettier interface it does not allow you to bookmark a specific dictionary. It could serve as a good general resource. Plus it has a thesaurus. Uses of Online Dictionaries As described above vocabulary can hinder understanding of a subject by students.