Crack The Books is a state of the art, interactive digital science book series for upper elementary students. Developed in collaboration with top universities, scientists, educators and specialists, Crack The Books are the first standards based, core curriculum aligned digital science books that include both interactive enhancements and universal design accessibility features. Designed for all students, from special ed to gifted, Crack the Books gives educators a powerful new teaching tool to help students of all academic skill levels meet state standards for reading comprehension.
Crack The Books will cover a variety of topics in the earth, physical and social sciences. It will include book covering earth habitats, geography, weather, human body, government, explorers, US and world history, US states, chemistry, physics, biology and the solar system.
Designed to foster reading comprehension and student engagement, Crack The Books science books are written in a conversational and lightly whimsical tone. They feature hundreds of supportive audio and visual elements including beautiful high definition photographs, integrated video footage, fun facts, custom animations and images, and interactive charts, tables and globes. There are comprehension supports built into the text, with pop up definitions for associated new vocabulary. Users can make adjustments for print size and customize voice over options within the app to accommodate students with disabilities or other limitations. All of these multi-sensory features and adaptations lead to a richer understanding of the curriculum, and enable regular ed, special ed and gifted students alike to experience the subject matter as it connects to the real world.
Crack The Books includes built in comprehension questions, as well as summative tests and other interactive assessments to help teachers efficiently monitor students’ mastery of the concepts and their developing reading comprehension skills. These assessments will help educators track progress for each student. Since the bulk of these assessments are graded within the app, educators will enjoy a significant time savings, as this critical assessment data is automatically collected and charted for them.