Method and apparatus for preparing customized reading material
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Abstract
A presentation of textual material is provided in a “role-play” reading format which has text corresponding to the dialogue of a plurality of characters in order to facilitate reading aloud in a group. The text for the dialogue of a plurality of characters is presented in a different indicia throughout substantially all the presentation. Preferably the indicia is color so the dialogue for each character is in a different color. The text for each character is also selected and presented at a level corresponding to the reading level of the reader selecting or assigned to read each character. The text is preferably selected from among a plurality of texts pre-written at substantially different reading levels. The reading material can be presented on paper, or on media suitable for display on an electronic screen. The text for each character is in a size and font suitable for the reading level of the reader selecting or assigned to read the dialogue for the character. A legend on each page of the reading material correlates the identity of each reader with the character or characters selected or assigned to be read by each reader, and with the indicia applied to the dialogue for each character.
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77 Claims
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1-44. -44. (Canceled).
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45. A method for preparing reading material having dialogue for a plurality of characters to be read by a plurality of readers, comprising the steps of:
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inputting information relating to reading levels of a plurality of readers to an information processor;
selecting text for a first character appropriate for the reading level of a first reader of the plurality of readers assigned to the first character from a compilation of text containing the same dialogue written at a plurality of reading levels;
selecting text for a second character appropriate for the reading level of a second reader of the plurality of readers assigned to the second character from a compilation of text containing the same dialogue written at a plurality of reading levels; and
presenting the selected text for a substantial portion of all dialogue of the first and second characters in a unique indicia for viewing and reading by the assigned readers. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 60, 61, 62)
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52. A method of presenting customized reading material for specific readers containing text corresponding to the dialogue of a plurality of characters which are selected by specific readers, comprising the steps of:
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inputting first information corresponding to a type of desired reading material;
presenting a selection of reading material in response to the first information;
selecting one of the presented reading materials and in response to that selection presenting a summary of each of a plurality of characters involved in the selected reading martial;
selecting indicia to be associated with at least one character selected from the plurality of characters;
producing the customized reading material containing dialogue text that is presented in the selected indicia associated with the selected character. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 63, 64, 65)
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66. A method for preparing reading material having dialogue for a plurality of characters to be read by a plurality of readers, comprising the steps of:
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inputting information relating to reading levels of a plurality of readers to an information processor;
selecting text for a first character at a specified reading level for a first reader of the plurality of readers assigned to the first character from a compilation of text containing the same dialogue written at a plurality of reading levels;
selecting text for a second character at a specified reading level for a second reader of the plurality of readers assigned to the second character from a compilation of text containing the same dialogue written at a plurality of reading levels; and
presenting the selected text for a substantial portion of all dialogue of the first and second characters in a unique indicia for viewing and reading by the assigned readers. - View Dependent Claims (67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77)
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