Method, apparatus, computer program product, and system for aiding in literacy
First Claim
1. An apparatus for aiding in literacy development, the apparatus comprising a set of linguistic characters formed such that when the linguistic characters are arranged to form a word, the word forms a shape representative of an object represented by the word;
- thereby assisting a user in bridging letter acquisition and reading skills, thereby aiding in literacy development.
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Abstract
A technique for aiding in literacy development is presented. The technique includes an apparatus, method, system, and computer program product using Word Things to build on a foundation of language development and bring users (e.g., children) toward a world of literacy. The Word Things are comprised of a set of linguistic characters formed such that when the linguistic characters are arranged to form a word, the word forms a shape representative of an object represented by the word. In animated versions, the Word Things interact in a Word World environment, making letters, phonics and words come alive in a new and unique way by giving them a physicality that enhances appeal and comprehension.
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121 Claims
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1. An apparatus for aiding in literacy development, the apparatus comprising a set of linguistic characters formed such that when the linguistic characters are arranged to form a word, the word forms a shape representative of an object represented by the word;
- thereby assisting a user in bridging letter acquisition and reading skills, thereby aiding in literacy development.
- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for making linguistic character based shapes to aid in literacy development, comprising an act of:
forming a plurality of linguistic characters in a particular shape such that when the plurality of linguistic characters are arranged alongside each other to form a word, the word forms a shape representative of an object represented by the word;
thereby assisting a user in bridging letter acquisition and reading skills, thereby aiding in literacy development.- View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for using linguistic characters to form words to aid in literacy development, comprising an act of:
forming a word thing by forming a plurality of linguistic characters in a particular shape such that when the plurality of linguistic characters are arranged alongside each other to form a word, the word forms a shape representative of an object represented by the word;
thereby assisting a user in bridging letter acquisition and reading skills, thereby aiding in literacy development.- View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56)
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57. A data processing system for manipulating linguistic characters to aid in literacy development, comprising:
a processor with an input, an output, and a memory, the processor configured to receive a user input from the input and to process data from the memory and input from a user, where the data includes a word thing, the word thing being a word comprised of a plurality of linguistic characters formed such that when the linguistic characters are arranged to form the word, the word forms a shape representative of an object represented by the word, and where in processing the data based on the user input, the processor causes a manipulation of a previous representation of the word thing such that a user can manipulate visual representations of the word thing, the output connected with the processor for receiving graphical a representation of the word thing and for transmitting the graphical representation for display on a visual display device, thereby permitting the user to view the word thing and rearrange the word thing such that it forms a word where the word has a shape representative of a meaning of the word. - View Dependent Claims (58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89)
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90. A computer program product for making linguistic character based shapes, the computer program product comprising computer-readable instructions encoded on a computer-readable medium for causing a computer to perform an operation of generating a word thing comprised of a plurality of linguistic characters, the linguistic characters generated such that when the characters are arranged to form a word, the word forms a shape representative of an object represented by the word;
- thereby assisting a user in bridging letter acquisition and reading skills, thereby aiding in literacy development.
- View Dependent Claims (91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121)
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