OCLC Eastern and Thinkmap, Inc. are pleased to present The Visual Thesaurus.
The Visual Thesaurus, rated an A+ by Education World, is an online, 2- or 3-D, interactive dictionary and thesaurus with over 145,000 words and 115,000 meanings. The Visual Thesaurus helps students and adults at all levels build vocabulary and improve reading and writing skills. Most importantly, the Visual Thesaurus gets learners excited about words!
Benefit of Visual Thesaurus
- Invites the exploration of language
- Displays word entries using a 3-D (or 2-D) visual map
- Allows for interactive navigation of both words and meanings
- Color-coded parts of speech for grammar usage
- Promotes enthusiasm for word meanings and relationships
- Introduces 14 kinds of semantic relationships (antonyms, "type of", "see also")
- Allows access from anywhere via online subscription
School Populations for the Visual Thesaurus
- Elementary Education (grades 3-8)
- Secondary Education (grades 9-12)
- University Education
- Continuing Education
- English as a Second Language
- English Speaking Students Learning Other Languages (the new beta versions of the Visual Thesaurus in French, Spanish, Dutch, Italian, or German are currently included in the online edition for FREE.)
