Dictionary Detective Cards

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Help students become fast, accurate locators of information. These cards can be used in a center to provide practice in locating information in reference tools such as a dictionary, an atlas, an encyclopedia, or an almanac. Dictionary Detective Cards focuses on the skills needed to use a dictionary. Each of the four sets of cards contain questions requiring students to look for: * definitions * guide words * parts of speech * syllables * accent marks * illustrations