System and method for educating learning-disabled individuals
First Claim
1. A system for educating learning disabled students, comprising:
- a work station accessible by students and teachers for converting information between paper-written and computer character-recognized formats whereby a teacher or a student can convert paper-written information into a computer character-recognized format;
a plurality of student setups each for exchanging computer character-recognized information with said work station and for presenting computer character-recognized information to a student both audibly and visually in a synchronized manner to permit the student to acquire knowledge, understand assignments and produce work products in a computer character-recognized format that can be converted to a paper-written format at said work station for submission to the teacher;
a screen reader for audibly reproducing the information whereby the reading abilities of learning disabled individuals are assisted by hearing the information as they track it visually on the monitor; and
a student support network for providing the student with supplemental information and guidance as needed to obtain a quality education.
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Abstract
A system for educating learning disabled students includes a work station accessible by students and teachers for converting information between paper-written and computer character-recognized formats, whereby a teacher or a student can convert paper-written information such as assignments into a computer character-recognized format. The system further includes a plurality of student setups, each of which permit the exchange of computer character-recognized information with the work station. Each student setup presents computer character-recognized information to a student both audibly and visually in a synchronized manner to permit the student to acquire knowledge, understand assignments and produce work products in a computer character-recognized format that can be converted to a paper-written format at the work station for submission to the teacher. A student support network provides the student with supplemental information and guidance as needed to obtain a quality education.
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12 Claims
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1. A system for educating learning disabled students, comprising:
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a work station accessible by students and teachers for converting information between paper-written and computer character-recognized formats whereby a teacher or a student can convert paper-written information into a computer character-recognized format; a plurality of student setups each for exchanging computer character-recognized information with said work station and for presenting computer character-recognized information to a student both audibly and visually in a synchronized manner to permit the student to acquire knowledge, understand assignments and produce work products in a computer character-recognized format that can be converted to a paper-written format at said work station for submission to the teacher; a screen reader for audibly reproducing the information whereby the reading abilities of learning disabled individuals are assisted by hearing the information as they track it visually on the monitor; and a student support network for providing the student with supplemental information and guidance as needed to obtain a quality education. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for educating learning disabled individuals, comprising the steps of:
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optically scanning paper-written information into the memory of a work station computer; exporting the scanned information to a floppy disk using the work station computer; placing the floppy disk in an individual student setup computer; simultaneously visually reproducing and tracking the information from the floppy disk on the video monitor of the student setup computer while audibly reproducing the information using a screen reader, whereby the reading abilities of learning disabled individuals are assisted by hearing the information as they track it visually on the monitor. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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