WORLD BOOK DISCOVER
for Differentiated Instruction
Beyond an Encyclopedia
Description:
World Book Discover offers engaging reference resources for students reading below year level because of language difficulties, including reluctant readers, EFL, ESL, and adult literacy students. The collection includes reference articles, text-to-speech capabilities, learning and life skills activities, research tools, auto translation into 30 languages, multimedia, and interactive video to draw students into curriculum-related topics and subjects relevant to older students.
Key features include:
- Easy-to-read articles on topics of interest to students 9 to 18 years old that include reading comprehension questions to help students focus on key concepts.
- An uncluttered interface, easy-to-understand content, and useful activities help older students grasp important concepts and succeed at their year level.
- Text-to-speech features allows students to hear articles read aloud, increasing accessibility and comprehension.
- Timeline and citation builders engage users and develop research skills.
- Individual accounts allow students to save and annotate their research.
- A section on life skills helps students negotiate financial, health, housing, and employment issues.
- World Book Explains video series features World Book editors and expert partners answering students' questions on high interest topics.
- Correlations to curriculum standards make World Book Discover ideal for classroom work, homework, projects, and general inquiry.
- Lexile measures (selected articles). More information on Lexile Measures
Reviews:
“This unique resource will be a much-used reference source in most school libraries. Younger users will like the simple language and abundance of pictures, while students with learning disabilities and ESL students will benefit from the straightforward articles and extra features. This resource is highly recommended.”
- American Reference Books Annual 2009
"...the creators of World Book Discover have not forgotten educators and their needs...."
- School Library Media Activities Monthly, February 2009
"World Book Discover provides the perfect set of resources for those students with unique needs and differentiated abilities."
- School and Library Journal, November 2008
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