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Q: When should students start using the electronic dictionary?
A: About age seven. Generally, by this age students will have acquired

sufficient manual dexterity to use a mouse and the intellectual maturity
necessary to learn the basics of Web navigation, particularly accessing and
using the electronic dictionary.

Q: How much parental guidance is necessary?
A: Whichever stage a student may be in, constant parental guidance is

necessary. The need for parental guidance is continuous! Even when
students are mature enough to access and use the electronic dictionary,
they will still need constant feedback as to whether their choices are
correct. Moreover, they will be in constant need of help in navigating
Dictionary.com and of guidance in selecting which word usages to ignore,
as per their age, and which ones to learn more about.

Q: Can the words in the electronic dictionary be read aloud?
A: Yes, but first parents must first show their children how to use the built-

in Adobe Reader to access the dictionary; then, secondly, teach them how
to use the free Natural Reader to select words, phrases, and idioms.
(Following this Q and A section there is an explanation on how to use both
readers in conjunction with one another.)

Q: Is it necessary for the daily exercises be printed out?
A: Yes, the exercises should be printed out so that students may fill out the

blanks by hand. Moreover, older students, beginning in third or fourth
grade, should use loose-leaf paper or a notebook to jot down sentences,
devised by themselves, which contain some of the many various usages of
each vocabulary word.

Q: How many vocabulary words are covered?
A: Both volumes taken together, Work on Words covers practically all the

monosyllabic word in the lexicon. However, being that nearly every word

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