公开(公告)号：US06986663B2

公开(公告)日：2006-01-17

申请号：US10788182

申请日：2004-02-26

申请人： Elizabeth H. Budra ,  Elizabeth C. Cottle ,  Logan E. De Ley ,  Jefferson A. Dewey ,  William M. Jenkins ,  Virginia A. Mann ,  Steven L. Miller

发明人： Elizabeth H. Budra ,  Elizabeth C. Cottle ,  Logan E. De Ley ,  Jefferson A. Dewey ,  William M. Jenkins ,  Virginia A. Mann ,  Steven L. Miller

IPC分类号： G09B5/00

CPC分类号： G09B7/06 ,  G09B5/00 ,  G09B5/065 ,  G09B17/003 ,  G09B19/04

摘要： A computer program for execution on a computing device is provided to cross-train students in language development skills such as letter-word correspondence, word recognition, vocabulary, and sentence and paragraph comprehension. A set of programs provide an adaptive methodology for training a student in decoding (semantic, syntactic, phonological, and morphological relationships), knowledge of rhymes, synonyms, antonyms, and homophones, spelling, letter-word correspondences, sentence comprehension, grammatical comprehension, working memory, vocabulary, paragraph comprehension, and improved reading comprehension. In each program, students are presented with an animated scene that poses a question, and a set of answers. The set of answers contain a correct response, and a number of incorrect responses or foils. The student advances to more complex levels by satisfying predetermined correct thresholds. Through repetition and intensity, the student's language skills are developed.

公开(公告)号：US20060010378A1

公开(公告)日：2006-01-12

申请号：US10888344

申请日：2004-07-09

申请人： Nobuyoshi Mori

发明人： Nobuyoshi Mori

IPC分类号： G06F15/00

CPC分类号： G09B17/003 ,  G09B7/02

摘要： Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, implementing techniques for reader-specific display of text. The techniques include receiving digital text data comprising base text and annotation text, receiving as input user information about a reader, customizing digital text data according to the user information about the reader, and displaying the customized digital text data. The annotation text includes one or more annotation text elements. The base text includes one or more base text elements. The digital text data associates each annotation text element with a base text element. The user information can include the reader's reading level and reading preferences. Customizing digital text data according to the user information about the reader includes mapping the user's reading level to one of a plurality of character difficulty tables that group the base text elements according to their difficulty level, each character difficulty table corresponding to a particular reading level.

摘要翻译： 方法和设备，包括计算机程序产品，用于读取器特定文本显示的技术。 这些技术包括接收包括基本文本和注释文本的数字文本数据，接收关于读者的输入用户信息，根据关于读者的用户信息定制数字文本数据，以及显示定制的数字文本数据。 注释文本包括一个或多个注释文本元素。 基本文本包括一个或多个基本文本元素。 数字文本数据将每个注释文本元素与基本文本元素相关联。 用户信息可以包括读者的阅读水平和阅读偏好。 根据关于读取器的用户信息定制数字文本数据包括将用户的阅读级别映射到根据其难度级别对基本文本元素进行分组的多个字符难度表中的一个，每个字符难度表对应于特定阅读级别。

公开(公告)号：US20050142522A1

公开(公告)日：2005-06-30

申请号：US10845346

申请日：2004-05-14

申请人： Jose Kullok ,  Saul Kullok

发明人： Jose Kullok ,  Saul Kullok

IPC分类号： G09B5/00 ,  G09B5/06 ,  G09B17/00 ,  G09B19/04 ,  G09B19/06

CPC分类号： G09B17/003 ,  G09B5/06 ,  G09B19/04 ,  G09B19/06

摘要： The present invention relates to systems and methods for enhancing the holistic and temporal speech perception processes of a learning-impaired subject. A subject listens to a sound stimulus which induces the perception of verbal transformations. The subject records the verbal transformations which are then used to create further sound stimuli in the form of semantic-like phrases and an imaginary story. Exposure to the sound stimuli enhances holistic speech perception of the subject with cross-modal benefits to speech production, reading and writing. The present invention has application to a wide range of impairments including, Specific Language Impairment, language learning disabilities, dyslexia, autism, dementia and Alzheimer's.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及用于增强学习障碍受试者的整体和时间语言感知过程的系统和方法。 一个主体倾听一种引起语言转换感的声音刺激。 该主题记录了语言转换，然后用于以语义样的短语和虚构的故事的形式产生进一步的声音刺激。 对声音刺激的暴露增强了语言生产，阅读和写作跨文化利益的整体话语感知。 本发明适用于广泛的损伤，包括特定语言障碍，语言学习障碍，阅读障碍，自闭症，痴呆和阿尔茨海默病。

公开(公告)号：US06729881B2

公开(公告)日：2004-05-04

申请号：US10260964

申请日：2002-09-30

申请人： Brian I. Marcus ,  Warren S. Heit

发明人： Brian I. Marcus ,  Warren S. Heit

IPC分类号： G09B1900

CPC分类号： G09B3/02 ,  G09B1/06 ,  G09B1/16 ,  G09B1/36 ,  G09B5/00 ,  G09B5/065 ,  G09B7/00 ,  G09B7/04 ,  G09B11/00 ,  G09B17/00 ,  G09B17/003 ,  G09B19/025 ,  G09B19/04

摘要： An electronic toy designed to stimulate the development of a child's mind using audio feedback, the toy comprising an object having a plurality of sides, the object adapted for lateral movement and rotational manipulation by a child on a substantially horizontal surface so that the child can laterally move the object on the substantially horizontal surface and select different sides of the object to face upwardly.

摘要翻译： 一种电子玩具，其设计用于使用音频反馈来刺激儿童头脑的发育，该玩具包括具有多个侧面的物体，该物体适于在大致水平的表面上由儿童进行侧向运动和旋转操纵，使得儿童可以横向 将物体移动到基本水平的表面上，并选择物体的不同侧面朝上。

公开(公告)号：US20030162474A1

公开(公告)日：2003-08-28

申请号：US10334853

申请日：2002-12-31

发明人： Jack Horchler ,  Damian Mucaro

IPC分类号： A63H030/00

CPC分类号： B43M99/00 ,  G09B11/00 ,  G09B17/003

摘要： An interactive toy. The toy includes a housing, a pin supported by the housing and a first coloring sheet having a portion alignable with the pin to facilitate conduction of a signal. A second coloring sheet has a portion alignable with the pin to prevent conduction of the signal. The toy also includes a sensor operable to determine if the signal is conducted and a switch having an actuated condition. A controller is operable to output a first output signal when the signal is conducted and the switch is in the actuated condition, and a second output signal when the signal is not conducted and the switch is in the actuated condition. The first coloring sheet is erasable and reusable. The housing includes a marker stand, an eraser holder and a drawer for storing markers and cover sheets.

摘要翻译： 互动玩具 玩具包括壳体，由壳体支撑的销和第一着色片，其具有可与销对准的部分，以促进信号的传导。 第二着色片具有与销对准的部分，以防止信号的传导。 玩具还包括可操作以确定信号是否被传导的传感器和具有致动状态的开关。 当信号被传导并且开关处于致动状态时，控制器可操作地输出第一输出信号，当信号不被传导并且开关处于启动状态时，输出第二输出信号。 第一个着色片是可擦除和可重复使用的。 外壳包括标记支架，橡皮擦支架和用于存放标记和盖板的抽屉。

公开(公告)号：US20020150869A1

公开(公告)日：2002-10-17

申请号：US10023521

申请日：2001-12-18

发明人： Zeev Shpiro

IPC分类号： G09B019/00

CPC分类号： G09B17/003 ,  G09B7/02 ,  G09B19/04 ,  G09B19/06

摘要： A language skills training system supports interactive dialogue in which a spoken user input is recorded into a processing device and then the spoken user input is analyzed for multiple phonetic criteria, wherein at least one of the phonetic criteria comprises intonation, stress, or rhythm. The system includes multiple context-based practice exercises and multiple problem-based exercises, such that each problem-based practice exercise is interactively linked to at least one of the context-based practice exercises, and relates to skills being practiced in the context-based practice exercises to which it is linked. Each of the context-based practice exercise tests user skills that are being taught in the linked problem-based exercises. If user responses indicate that the user would benefit from extra practice in particular types of language skills, then the user will be routed to one or more of the practice problem sets that involve the language skill in which the user is deficient. Upon successful completion of the problem sets, the user is returned to the exercise sequence.

摘要翻译： 语言技能训练系统支持互动对话，其中将口头用户输入记录到处理设备中，然后分析多个语音标准的语音用户输入，其中至少一个语音标准包括语调，压力或节奏。 该系统包括多个基于上下文的实践练习和多个基于问题的练习，使得每个基于问题的练习练习与至少一个基于上下文的练习练习交互地链接，并且涉及基于上下文的实践练习中的技能 与之相联系的练习。 每个基于上下文的实践练习测试在相关的基于问题的练习中教授的用户技能。 如果用户响应表明用户将从特定类型的语言技能的额外练习中受益，则用户将被路由到涉及用户不足的语言技能的一个或多个练习问题集。 成功完成问题集后，用户将返回到练习序列。

公开(公告)号：US06464503B1

公开(公告)日：2002-10-15

申请号：US09127111

申请日：1998-07-31

申请人： Warren S. Heit ,  Brian I. Marcus

发明人： Warren S. Heit ,  Brian I. Marcus

IPC分类号： G09B1900

CPC分类号： G09B3/02 ,  G09B1/06 ,  G09B1/16 ,  G09B1/36 ,  G09B5/00 ,  G09B5/065 ,  G09B7/00 ,  G09B7/04 ,  G09B11/00 ,  G09B17/00 ,  G09B17/003 ,  G09B19/025 ,  G09B19/04

摘要： A system where a child or other individual arranges one or more computer-recognizable characters on a working platform to spell words or provide a mathematical result in response to computer generated questions or prompts, the system then indicating whether the words or mathematical result is correct.

摘要翻译： 一个系统，其中儿童或其他个人在工作平台上排列一个或多个计算机可识别的字符来拼写单词或提供数学结果以响应计算机生成的问题或提示，然后系统指示单词或数学结果是否正确。

公开(公告)号：US06463257B1

公开(公告)日：2002-10-08

申请号：US09384657

申请日：1999-08-27

申请人： Michael C. Wood

发明人： Michael C. Wood

IPC分类号： G09B500

CPC分类号： A63H3/28 ,  A63H2200/00 ,  G09B5/062 ,  G09B17/003 ,  G09B19/00 ,  G09B19/025

摘要： The present invention comprises a teaching toy that invites a child's interaction using an attractive play figure, for example a stuffed animal, to present more than one instructional modality in mixed formats. The child is presented with a declarative instruction, songs, and moving lights and kinesthetic and reasoning connections are induced in the child's mind via games, songs, and visual stimuli. Particularly, the present invention teaches and reinforces a child's knowledge of geometric shapes, colors, melody and rhythm by use of visual, audial, and kinesthetic involvement of the child. If the inventive is presented in the form of a stuffed animal, the exterior of the animal would have a plurality of indicia that the child could press. The indicia is electrically coupled to switching circuitry and those switches activate a logic circuit containing preprogrammed instruction modalities and play methods. The instruction modalities are communicated using a variety of preprogrammed fun speech patterns so that the toy appears to talk to the child and provide instruction. Each inventive toy presents least two distinct instruction modalities, for example, i) identifying a symbol by its shape and ii) associating a visual stimulus with a kinesthetic action.

摘要翻译： 本发明包括教导玩具，其使用有吸引力的游戏人物（例如填充动物）邀请孩子的交互，以混合形式呈现多于一种的教学模式。 孩子被提供了一个声明性的指令，歌曲和移动的灯光，动觉和推理的连接是通过游戏，歌曲和视觉刺激在孩子的心灵中引发的。 特别地，本发明通过使用儿童的视觉，听觉和动觉参与来教导和加强儿童对几何形状，颜色，旋律和节奏的了解。 如果本发明以填充动物的形式呈现，则动物的外观将具有孩子可以按压的多个标记。 标记电耦合到开关电路，并且那些开关激活包含预编程指令模式和播放方法的逻辑电路。 使用各种预编程乐趣语音模式传达指令模式，使玩具似乎与孩子交谈并提供指导。 每个创造性玩具提供至少两个不同的指令模式，例如，i）通过其形状识别符号，以及ii）将视觉刺激与动觉动作相关联。

公开(公告)号：US20020119429A1

公开(公告)日：2002-08-29

申请号：US09794430

申请日：2001-02-27

发明人： Susan Barton

IPC分类号： G09B017/00

CPC分类号： G09B17/003

摘要： A method of teaching dyslexic persons to read and spell, that initially teaches phonemic awareness before letters are introduced. The system includes video instruction for tutors, fully scripted lesson plans, an electronic spell checker, and a word frame to enable viewing words in isolation and also incorporates small tiles as manipulatives. The tiles are square, roughly one inch on a side, and null-inch thick. The preferred material is wood. Most of the tiles have one or more black letters printed on their top surface. The particular letter, group of letters, or lack of any letter, and the background color of each tile correspond to its function in the learning process.

摘要翻译： 教导阅读障碍的人阅读和拼写的方法，最初在引入信件之前教授音素意识。 该系统包括导师的视频指令，完整的脚本课程计划，电子拼写检查器和单词框架，以便孤立地查看单词，并且还将小瓦片作为操纵。 瓷砖是正方形，大约一英寸在一边，¼英寸厚。 优选的材料是木材。 大多数瓷砖在其顶面印有一个或多个黑色字母。 特定的字母，一组字母或缺少任何字母，以及每个图块的背景颜色对应于其在学习过程中的功能。

公开(公告)号：US20020076676A1

公开(公告)日：2002-06-20

申请号：US09740203

申请日：2000-12-18

发明人： Mary Lou Kyle

IPC分类号： G09B017/00

CPC分类号： G09B17/003

摘要： A reading structure for improving reading and teaching reading comprehension. The structure includes a tutor performing a first reading act aloud, and a tutee performing a second reading act after hearing the first reading. In the preferred embodiment, a progress form is used to record the actions of the tutee. The teaching structure may further include an observer and a plurality of tutor/tutee pairs. A tutor selection process is used to select a potential tutor using an application and interview. After selection, there are training sessions for the tutors. The training sessions may include video training sessions, role-playing, and modeling.

摘要翻译： 一种改善阅读理解阅读理解的阅读结构。 该结构包括一个大声朗读执行一读动作的导师，以及在听到第一读之后执行第二阅读动作的tutee。 在优选实施例中，使用进度表来记录tutee的动作。 教学结构可以进一步包括观察者和多个导师/ tutee对。 导师选择过程用于使用应用程序和面试来选择潜在的导师。 选修后，有导师的培训课程。 培训课程可能包括视频培训课程，角色扮演和建模。