PictureThis!
Our Mission
Our mission with the PictureThis! series of vocabulary and language learning resources is to provide high-quality educational materials to support language learning. We believe that all students deserve access to the best possible opportunities to achieve academic success.
How it all started...
While serving our customers, we discovered the lack of effective support for EL students during testing. They needed a picture dictionary with key features such as:
* photographic representations,
* with word-to-word translations, and
* presented entries in alphabetical order.
This led us to the creation of the PictureThis! Series.
After consulting with educators and linguists, translators and reviewers, we curated the appropriate word lists and best recognized word choices across the Americas and beyond.
The PictureThis! Word to Word Dictionary is an assessment accommodation for qualifying ENL students during testing, and a resource for comprehension.
Supporting teaching and learning of vocabulary and dictionary skills led to further development of the resources now available in the
PictureThis! Primary Vocabulary Resource Kits.
As the demand grew, we then learned customers wanted to use the PictureThis! Word to Word Dictionary with newcomers of all ages. The need for appropriate accompanying activities for older students emerged.
The new PictureThis! Beginning Language Kits for intermediate and secondary-level students will be released in 2024!
Our Products
The PictureThis! Word to Word Dictionary is available in multiple languages, and we offer appropriate instructional materials that develop language and fluency through interactive student learning.
We work to ensure the instructional materials and student tools meet the educational standards and provide innovative ways to engage students with relevance to impact their learning progress.