LearnThat Foundation
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Type of site
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Nonprofit |
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| Available in | English, French, German, Japanese, Mandarin Chinese, Portuguese, Russian |
| Area served | Worldwide |
| Founder(s) | Rosevita Warda |
| Revenue | Premium memberships, sponsorship, donations, grants |
| Slogan(s) | Your Life: Powered by Words. |
| Website | www.LearnThat.org |
| Alexa rank | 191,944 worldwide, 73,441 in the U.S. |
| Registration | Optional |
| Launched | February 2004 |
LearnThat Foundation is an American 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that develops and manages an online vocabulary and spelling program along with a free multimedia learners' dictionary, Open Dictionary of English (ODE). The foundation was founded in February 2004 under the name eSpindle Learning. In August 2010, the name was changed to LearnThat Foundation, and its domain was moved to www.LearnThat.org. The program is branded as LearnThatWord.
The organization was launched by parents, educators, English language learners and writers looking for a comprehensive solution to learning English vocabulary and spelling. Its board members include a Microsoft executive and a Senior Research Associate at the Education Development Center’s Center for Children and Technology.
Premium membership fees range from $9.50 a month to $299 for a 10-year membership. The organization had 5000 members in 2007. It has since grown to over 300,000 members.
The program is based on its own dictionary database, containing 180,000 English words. The Open Dictionary of English contains audio from around the world, video snippets using the word in context, a large list of user samples and idioms, definitions from various sources, images, tutoring comments and much more. The program uses quizzes that are set for each member's learning profile, providing personalized spaced repetition review. In August 2010, the core program was renamed LearnThatWord.
Vocabulary tutoring is freely available to registered users. Spelling tutoring is a premium feature and requires a paid upgrade.
Performance reports and rewards are premium features as well. LearnThatWord also offers classroom features and allows teachers to send words directly to student accounts. All quiz units follow test-study principles to provide adaptive tutoring.
Sessions are designed as quizzes. The learner first receives feedback on their input, and then can explore the word in depth. This enhances results because it optimizes study time for the individual and each word. The instant feedback provided in this formative assessment motivates and accelerates learning. Words known can be set aside, while those that are not yet learned will enter LearnThatWord’s practice cycle.
Practice words are reviewed over future sessions until the learner has answered correctly over a sequence of subsequent quizzes. Additional spaced review features are under development. LearnThatWord also offers a range of rewards for study effort.
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