Talking phonics interactive learning device
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1. A method of interactive learning comprising the steps of:
- providing an interactive learning device having a plurality of letter-shaped keys, a card receiving portion, and a speech processor coupled to said keys, such that at least one phoneme is associated with each key;
providing a plurality of cards receivable by said card receiving portion and identifiable by the speech processor each card defining at least one predetermined sequence of letters representing a word;
placing at least one of said cards in said card receiving portion; and
selecting said keys when said card is received by said interactive learning device, to cause said speech processor to compare said selected keys to said predetermined sequence, and if said selected keys are selected in correct order to spell the represented word, to recite a position-dependent phoneme associated with a selected key, or if said selected keys are not selected in the correct order, to recite a name of the letter of the key.
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Abstract
An interactive learning device in a laid open book format for toddlers and preschoolers, having a plurality of advantageous features. The device has keys in the form of raised letters of the alphabet that are depressed to make a voice processor circuit recite the letters. The learning device receives a card that spells out a word, and the speech processor circuit, upon the depressing of the keys that correspond to the letters constituting the word, pronounces the word phonetically, both letter by letter and by the entire word. The device provides numerous feedback mechanisms for reinforcing learning, and is of a portable, compact shape.
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1. A method of interactive learning comprising the steps of:
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providing an interactive learning device having a plurality of letter-shaped keys, a card receiving portion, and a speech processor coupled to said keys, such that at least one phoneme is associated with each key; providing a plurality of cards receivable by said card receiving portion and identifiable by the speech processor each card defining at least one predetermined sequence of letters representing a word; placing at least one of said cards in said card receiving portion; and selecting said keys when said card is received by said interactive learning device, to cause said speech processor to compare said selected keys to said predetermined sequence, and if said selected keys are selected in correct order to spell the represented word, to recite a position-dependent phoneme associated with a selected key, or if said selected keys are not selected in the correct order, to recite a name of the letter of the key. - View Dependent Claims (2, 27)
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3. A teaching device, comprising:
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(a) a sequential arrangement of selectable indicia representing a plurality of language symbols spelling a word, each language symbol having at least one phoneme associated therewith; and (b) an output, configured to compare a selected indicium to a predetermined sequence of indicia associated with the sequential arrangement and, if the selected indicium is selected in the sequence of the arrangement, to produce an output signal representative of a phoneme associated with the selected indicium, wherein the signal produced represents the phoneme associated with the language symbol as determined by a position of the selected indicium in the predetermined sequence or, if the selected indicium is not selected in the sequence of the arrangement, to produce an output signal representative of the name of the language symbol. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. An interactive learning device, comprising:
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a housing including a plurality of switches; a sound production device in communication with the switches and including a processor and a memory; at least one depiction of a sequence of letters, each letter being associable with a switch; and a reader configured to communicate the identity of the depiction to the processor, wherein selection of a depicted letter activates an associated switch to communicate with the processor, causing the sound production device to generate a signal corresponding to a sound associated with the selected letter, the sound being determined by a position of the letter in the sequence of letters. - View Dependent Claims (26, 28, 29)
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