US2012082966A1PendingUtilityA1

Literacy system

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Individually held — no corporate assignee on recordPriority: Mar 7, 2002Filed: Sep 12, 2011Published: Apr 5, 2012
Est. expiryMar 7, 2022(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Marion S. Blank
G09B 17/00
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Abstract

A literacy system provides teaching for reading and writing skills. In one embodiment, the literacy system may include exercises for teaching visual sequencing, motor skills, phonology, semantics, syntax, and text. The literacy system may have a pre-reading section, which includes exercises for developing visual sequencing skills and motor skills prior to teaching the skills of reading and writing words.

Claims

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1 . A literacy system comprising:
 a pre-reading section that includes sequencing exercises, the sequencing exercises including foreign symbols that are not associated with letters of a written language taught by the literacy system; and   a language skills section that includes language exercises for teaching at least one language skill selected from a group consisting of phonology, semantics, syntax, and text.   
     
     
         2 . The literacy system of  claim 1 , wherein the sequencing exercises teach the physical skill of visually scanning symbols in a left-to-right sequence. 
     
     
         3 . The literacy system of  claim 1 , wherein the sequencing exercises teach the physical skill of memorizing sequences of symbols. 
     
     
         4 . The literacy system of  claim 1 , wherein the foreign symbols are Greek symbols. 
     
     
         5 . The literacy system of  claim 1 , wherein the pre-reading section includes motor skills exercises for teaching handwriting letters of the written language. 
     
     
         6 . The literacy system of  claim 4 , wherein the motor skills exercises introduce letters in order of shape, size, and placement simplicity. 
     
     
         7 . The literacy system of  claim 5 , wherein the motor skills exercises introduce letters in a non-alphabetical order. 
     
     
         8 . The literacy system of  claim 1 , wherein the language skills section includes language exercises for teaching both phonology and text skills. 
     
     
         9 . The literacy system of  claim 1 , wherein the language skills section includes language exercises for teaching phonology, semantics, syntax, and text skills. 
     
     
         10 . A literacy system comprising:
 a pre-reading section that includes motor skills exercises for teaching handwriting letters of a written language taught by the literacy system, wherein the motor skills exercises introduce letters in order of shape, size, and placement simplicity; and   a language skills section that includes language exercises for teaching at least one language skill selected from a group consisting of phonology, semantics, syntax, and text.   
     
     
         11 . The literacy system of  claim 10 , wherein the motor skills exercises introduce single-shaped letters before double-shaped letters. 
     
     
         12 . The literacy system of  claim 10 , wherein the motor skills exercises introduce letters in a non-alphabetical order. 
     
     
         13 . The literacy system of  claim 10 , wherein the pre-reading section includes sequencing exercises, the sequencing exercises including foreign symbols that are not associated with letters of a written language taught by the literacy system. 
     
     
         14 . The literacy system of  claim 13 , wherein the sequencing exercises teach the physical skill of visually scanning symbols in a left-to-right sequence. 
     
     
         15 . The literacy system of  claim 13 , wherein the sequencing exercises teach the physical skill of memorizing sequences of symbols. 
     
     
         16 . The literacy system of  claim 10 , wherein the language skills section includes language exercises for teaching both phonology and text skills. 
     
     
         17 . The literacy system of  claim 10 , wherein the language skills section includes language exercises for teaching phonology, semantics, syntax, and text skills. 
     
     
         18 . A method of practicing visual sequencing skills, comprising:
 viewing a first array of foreign symbols;   viewing a second array of foreign symbols, wherein the second array includes:
 all of the symbols of the first array in left-to-right sequence, and additional symbols intermingled with those from the first array; 
 identifying the same symbols in the second array that appear in the first array in order of left-to-right sequence; and 
   receiving feedback regarding the proper or improper identification of the symbols.   
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein the first array of symbols is not viewable when viewing the second array of symbols such that the first array of symbols are memorized in order to identify those symbols in the second array. 
     
     
         20 . A computer-readable medium having stored thereon instructions that when executed perform the following functions:
 displaying a first array of foreign symbols;   displaying a second array of foreign symbols, wherein the second array includes:
 all of the symbols of the first array in left-to-right sequence, and 
 additional symbols intermingled with those from the first array; 
   receiving a user's input that identifies a selection of symbols from the second array;   determining if the user's selection of symbols from the second array match the symbols that appear in the first array in order of left-to-right sequence; and   outputting an indicator to inform the user whether the user's selection of symbols from the second array match the symbols that appear in the first array in order of left-to-right sequence.   
     
     
         21 . The computer-readable medium of  claim 20 , further comprising instructions stored thereon that when executed perform the following functions:
 repeating the functions of  claim 20  after determining the user's selection of symbols from the second array does not match the symbols that appear in the first array in order of left-to-right sequence.   
     
     
         22 . The computer-readable medium of  claim 20 , wherein the first array of symbols is not displayed when displaying the second array of symbols. 
     
     
         23 . The computer-readable medium of  claim 20 , wherein displaying the symbols is performed using a computer screen. 
     
     
         24 . The computer-readable medium of  claim 20 , wherein outputting the indicator is performed using an audio speaker. 
     
     
         25 . The computer-readable medium of  claim 20 , wherein outputting the indicator is performed using a computer screen.

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