Reading teaching system
First Claim
1. A method for teaching reading using an audio-visual projection device, said device including a visual display area, the method comprising the following steps:
- displaying a set of baseline words at a baseline portion of the display area, said words made up of letters;
displaying a chosen baseline word at a main portion of the display area;
configuring said chosen word at said main portion according to a first speech parameter;
positioning said chosen word in said main portion according to a second speech parameter; and
selectively vocalizing said chosen word simultaneously with said chosen baseline word displaying step.
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Abstract
A reading teaching system for use with an audio-visual projection device. Lines of a textual passage are displayed in the baseline display portion of a display area. As each word is spoken the corresponding word in the baseline display portion is also displayed in the main display portion of the display area. Several speech parameters are conveyed by the manner in which the chosen word is displayed. The loudness or volume is represented by the size of the chosen word while the pitch is represented by the height of the chosen word above the baseline display portion. The speed at which each word is spoken is indicated by the spacing of the letters of the chosen word in the main display portion. The temporal spacing between the words is indicated by the spacing between the chosen words in the main display area. Other speech parameters, such as mood, can be indicated by special coloration or configuration of the illustrated chosen word.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for teaching reading using an audio-visual projection device, said device including a visual display area, the method comprising the following steps:
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displaying a set of baseline words at a baseline portion of the display area, said words made up of letters; displaying a chosen baseline word at a main portion of the display area; configuring said chosen word at said main portion according to a first speech parameter; positioning said chosen word in said main portion according to a second speech parameter; and selectively vocalizing said chosen word simultaneously with said chosen baseline word displaying step. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for teaching reading using an audio-visual projection device, said device including a visual display area, the method comprising the following steps:
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sequentially displaying sets of baseline words at a baseline portion of the display area, said words made up of letters; adjusting the speed at which said sets of baseline words are displayed; sequentially displaying individual chosen baseline words at a main portion of the display area; configuring said chosen words at said main portion according to a first speech parameter; locating said chosen words in said main portion according to a second speech parameter; and selectively vocalizing said chosen words simultaneously with said chosen baseline word displaying step. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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