Get Excited About The Visual Thesaurus!

Well, it works like a regular thesaurus but the big difference is it creates an animated display of words and meanings on your computer screen - a kind of multi-coloured word map.

Kids and adults get excited about words and their meanings - ideal for visual learners!

Your word is placed in the centre of the map with related words and meanings surrounding it. You can then click on these words or meanings to explore further.

If you want to hear a word, the programme allows you to choose either an American or British accent (British pronunciation is the default).

Reading, writing and communication skills will all benefit.

In effect, it is a visual representation of the English language.

Type in a word and see how it works . . .

By typing in a word students can immediately see all the words and meanings that are related to their word. Students also learn how the words are related and can learn from sentence examples, pronunciations, and word usage. The Visual Thesaurus reinforces lessons on the parts of speech and on understanding words in context. Plus there is built-in spell check which some children and adults may find very useful.

If you subscribe to the online edition, you'll even get five additional languages if needed: Dutch, French, German, Italian, and Spanish.

This means if you are learning another language or even if you speak a second or third language, you’ll have access to thousands of additional words.

You can see how words are related in different languages, and seeing it in a visual display may help some students memorise words and understand word concepts.

The Visual Thesaurus is an interactive dictionary and thesaurus creating word maps that blossom with meanings and branch to related words. I love it!