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System and method for literacy development

  • US 6,468,084 B1
  • Filed: 08/11/2000
  • Issued: 10/22/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/13/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A literacy development method for an individual with a voice, comprising:

  • providing communication materials including supplying a recording and playback device, a first microphone headset, a second microphone headset, and a taping machine for recording lessons, setting up said recording and playback device, placing the first microphone headset on said individual so said individual can hear said voice from said first microphone headset, feeding said voice to said individual at a level and time, controlling said level to suppress a bone conducted transmission of said voice, adjusting said level so that said voice in head in a head midline, and timing said voice to be heard at said head midline, supplying lesson material including establishing a presentation order for said lesson materials to increase effectiveness of said lesson materials, and choosing an appropriate location; and

    teaching multiple parts of a language by a series program by using the second microphone headset to communicate with the individual, teaching including presenting initial letter sounds, consonant combinations, spelling alternatives, adding endings, making plurals, and spelling rules;

    wherein said presenting the initial letter sounds including directing lessons towards vowel sounds and consonants, instructing on sound words, instructing on sentence teaching, instructing on spelling word teaching, instructing on writing teaching, and monitoring the progress of said individual;

    wherein said instructing on sound words includes reading a sound title of a sound word section, reading sound words into said recording and playback device, and segmenting words by sound;

    wherein said reading sound words into said recording and playback device includes speaking said sound words aloud to form a sound word performance level, analyzing said sound word performance level and, recording said speaking of said sound words once said performance level reaches acceptable parameters;

    wherein said segmenting words by sound occurs both before and after said reading of said sound words wherein said instructing on sentence teaching includes reading said sentences onto tape including speaking said sentences aloud to form a sentence performance level, analyzing said sentence performance level for fluidity and accuracy, and recording said speaking of said sentences once said performance level reaches acceptable parameters;

    wherein said instructing on spelling word teaching includes reading a spelling word title onto said recording and playback device, tutoring on non-sense words, tutoring on real words, and tutoring on phonemic processing activities;

    wherein said tutoring on non-sense words includes saying a non-sense word title into said recording and playback device, and reading said non-sense words into said recording and playback device, wherein said tutoring on real words includes saying a real word title into said recording and playback device; and

    reading said real words into said recording and playback device;

    wherein said tutoring on phonemic processing activities includes saying a phonemic processing activity title, presenting phonemic processing material as part of the lesson material, and speaking said phonemic processing material;

    wherein said instructing on writing teaching includes listening to previously recorded information including a whole sound word, a segmented sound word, a sentence, a nonsense word, and a real word, writing said recorded information, and performing the listening and writing activities again as practice-wherein said writing of said recorded information includes stopping said recording and playback device, translating said recorded information from sound to written words; and

    marking target sound words, wherein said monitoring the progress of said individual includes listening to individual responses, eliminating superfluous sounds, helping said individual with areas of said method where the individual is having difficulty, reducing said lesson materials for competent students, controlling said recording and playback device during recording, arranging additional practice sessions, and checking practice session results before a next session;

    wherein said helping said individual with areas of said method where the individual is having difficulty includes assisting with the speaking of words, assisting with the segmenting of words, assisting with sentences, and assisting with phonemic processing;

    wherein said assisting with the speaking of words includes accepting an initial speaking attempt, analyzing said initial speaking attempt, informing said individual of an incorrect attempt, modeling a correct response when an incorrect attempt occurs, and repeating of said correct response when an incorrect attempt occurs;

    wherein said assisting with the segmenting of words includes accepting an initial segmenting attempt, analyzing said initial segmenting attempt, analyzing said initial segmenting attempt to ensure that each segment sound is spoken separately, informing said individual of an incorrect segmenting attempt, modeling a correct response when an incorrect segmenting attempt occurs, repeating of said correct response when an incorrect segmenting attempt occurs, and blending said segmenting to form said segmented word;

    wherein said assisting with sentences includes modeling a sentence in a fluid and accurate manner, repeating of said modeling by said individual, and performing repetitions to achieve fluency;

    wherein said assisting with phonemic processing includes orally presenting a known word and a letter change, requesting a response to said letter change, analyzing said individual'"'"'s capability, identifying when said individual is having difficulty, visually presenting said word and said letter change when said individual is having difficulty, modeling a correct response when said individual is having difficulty, repeating of said modeling by said individual when said individual is having difficulty, and reverting to oral presentation after said difficulty is resolved;

    wherein said controlling said recorder during recording includes recording lesson materials in an accurate manner, spacing segments for playback control, and re-recording incorrect sounds;

    wherein said re-recording incorrect sounds includes stopping said recording and playback device, rewinding said recording and playback device to a last correct response pattern, and recording said sounds correctly;

    wherein said arranging additional practice sessions includes analyzing an overall performance level for said individual, and recommending an amount of practice for said individual in accordance with said performance level;

    wherein said checking practice session results before a next session includes review said practice session results, marking correct and incorrect responses, and correcting said incorrect responses;

    wherein said teaching multiple parts of a language by a series program, furthermore comprises teaching tough words, and teaching advanced spelling, wherein said teaching tough words includes adding tough-words to said lesson materials, saying a tough word title, and recording tough words, wherein said teaching advanced spelling includes adding spelling exercises for real words;

    non-sense words, and tough words, spelling said real words, non-sense words, and tough words by said individual, self-checking spelling by said individual, marking correct words, identifying all misspelled words, eliminating misspelled words, and re-writing misspelled words, wherein said teaching multiple parts of a language by a series program, further comprises adding comprehension exercises to said lesson materials, dictating passages for comprehension exercises;

    wherein said dictating passages for comprehension exercises includes listening to a comprehension passage one sentence at a time, writing each sentence in said passage, listening to questions about said passage, writing said questions, and writing answers to said questions;

    wherein said comprehension exercises are chosen from class work, a reading book, or text of interest to said individual;

    wherein said method is taught by a lesson schedule selected form a lesson schedule group including a once a week lesson and a twice a week lesson;

    wherein said once-a-week lesson includes utilizing one page of spelling per lesson, practicing work at least twice after an initial practice session, and alternating spelling sessions with dictation sessions;

    wherein said twice-a-week lesson includes giving advanced capable students two pages of spelling for each lesson, practicing an entire taped session once with a instructor, writing said dictation prior to a subsequent session, practicing spelling twice a day, completing phonemic processing without visual access, self-correcting said dictation by said individual, checking said dictation for accuracy, and correcting any mistakes by said individual; and

    wherein said twice-a-week lesson further includes giving advanced and capable students one page of spelling and taped dictation.

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