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Books That Grow : ウィキペディア英語版 | Books That Grow
Books That Grow is an online educational platform that offers digital books that adapt to readers' abilities. Using this learning management system, two people reading the same title may see entirely different words, sequences of ideas, or illustrations, depending upon their individual learning profile. The application focuses specifically on the needs of adults with low literacy, a population under-served by leading publishers. Subscription is free, and the site seeks to help users become better readers, allow educators measure students' abilities and track their progress.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=FAQs )〕 The company is headquartered in Menlo Park, California, but incorporated in Delaware. ==History== Books That Grow was founded by Daniel Fountenberry, a former teacher, and Jason Buhle, a cognitive neuroscientist.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/03/living/teacher-entrepreneurs-pitch-night/ )〕 A Kickstarter campaign was launched in January, 2014, to accelerate funding for Books that Grow. The project's Kickstarter page reports on June 11, 2015: "353 backers pledged $20,559 to help bring this project to life."〔(【引用サイトリンク】 url=https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/407623915/books-that-grow )〕 As of June 2015, Books That Grow offers 137 tailored e-books, with titles in several genres categorized as biographies, classic fiction, folktales, primary source documents, science, and social studies.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.booksthatgrow.com/book-titles/ )〕
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