Reading and spelling skill diagnosis and training system and method
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1. A device for training one or more reading and spelling skills of a user including phonological and morphological skills, the device comprising:
- a graphical display that displays images to a user;
a user input device that permits the user to interact with the computer; and
a game that presents stimuli to the user so that the user can respond to the stimuli and improve the reading and spelling skills of the user, the game further comprising a phonological skills training portion for training the phonological skills of the user and a sound/symbol correspondence training portion for training the sound/symbol correspondence skills of the user wherein the game first trains the phonological skills of the user and then automatically transitions to training the sound/symbol correspondence skills once the phonological skills are mastered which develops and systematically bridges the phonological skills to the sound/symbol correspondence skills.
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Abstract
A reading and spelling skill diagnosis and training system and method are provided wherein a user'"'"'s auditory processing, phonological awareness and processing, morphological awareness, visual orthographic memory, reading and spelling skills are trained in order to improve the user'"'"'s reading and spelling skills. The system may include one or more modules that each test and train a different set of skills. Each module may include one or more different tasks (implemented as interactive graphical games) that train a particular skill or set of skills of the user.
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1. A device for training one or more reading and spelling skills of a user including phonological and morphological skills, the device comprising:
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a graphical display that displays images to a user;
a user input device that permits the user to interact with the computer; and
a game that presents stimuli to the user so that the user can respond to the stimuli and improve the reading and spelling skills of the user, the game further comprising a phonological skills training portion for training the phonological skills of the user and a sound/symbol correspondence training portion for training the sound/symbol correspondence skills of the user wherein the game first trains the phonological skills of the user and then automatically transitions to training the sound/symbol correspondence skills once the phonological skills are mastered which develops and systematically bridges the phonological skills to the sound/symbol correspondence skills. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A device for training one or more reading and spelling skills of a user including phonological and morphological skills, the device comprising:
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a graphical display that displays images to a user;
a user input device that permits the user to interact with the computer;
a game that presents stimuli to the user so that the user can respond to the stimuli and improve the reading and spelling skills of the user, the game further comprising a phonological skills training portion for training the phonological skills of the user and a sound/symbol correspondence training portion for training the sound/symbol correspondence skills of the user wherein the game first trains the phonological skills of the user and then automatically transitions to training the sound/symbol correspondence skills once the phonological skills are mastered which develops and systematically bridges the phonological skills to the sound/symbol correspondence skills; and
wherein the phonological training portion further comprises a morphological skills training portion to train the user'"'"'s skills at decoding a word and vocabulary. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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13. A device for training one or more reading and spelling skills of a user including phonological and morphological skills, the device comprising:
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a graphical display that displays images to a user;
a user input device that permits the user to interact with the computer;
a game that presents stimuli to the user so that the user can respond to the stimuli and improve the reading and spelling skills of the user, the game further comprising a phonological skills training portion for training the phonological skills of the user and a sound/symbol correspondence training portion for training the sound/symbol correspondence skills of the user wherein the game first trains the phonological skills of the user and then automatically transitions to training the sound/symbol correspondence skills once the phonological skills are mastered which develops and systematically bridges the phonological skills to the sound/symbol correspondence skills; and
wherein the game further comprises means for adaptively increasing or decreasing the difficulty of the training of the user based on user performance. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A device for training one or more reading and spelling skills of a user including phonological and morphological skills, the device comprising:
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a graphical display that displays images to a user;
a user input device that permits the user to interact with the computer;
a game that presents stimuli to the user so that the user can respond to the stimuli and improve the reading and spelling skills of the user, the game further comprising a phonological skills training portion for training the phonological skills of the user and a sound/symbol correspondence training portion for training the sound/symbol correspondence skills of the user wherein the game first trains the phonological skills of the user and then automatically transitions to training the sound/symbol correspondence skills once the phonological skills are mastered which develops and systematically bridges the phonological skills to the sound/symbol correspondence skills; and
wherein the game is stored on a server computer and downloaded to a client computer and wherein the user input device and the graphical display are part of a client computer connected to the server computer by a computer network. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for training one or more reading and spelling skills of a user including phonological and morphological skills using a computer system having a graphical display for displaying images to the user and a user input device to permit the user to interact with the computer, the method comprising:
executing a game that presents stimuli to the user so that the user can respond to the stimuli and improve the reading and spelling skills of the user, the game further comprising a phonological skills training portion for training the phonological skills of the user and a sound/symbol correspondence training portion for training the sound/symbol correspondence skills of the user wherein the game first trains the phonological skills of the user and then automatically transitions to training the sound/symbol correspondence skills once the phonological skills are mastered which develops and systematically bridges the phonological skills to the sound/symbol correspondence skills. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A method for training one or more reading and spelling skills of a user including phonological and morphological skills using a computer system having a graphical display for displaying images to the user and a user input device to permit the user to interact with the computer, the method comprising:
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executing a game that presents stimuli to the user so that the user can respond to the stimuli and improve the reading and spelling skills of the user, the game further comprising a phonological skills training portion for training the phonological skills of the user and a sound/symbol correspondence training portion for training the sound/symbol correspondence skills of the user wherein the game first trains the phonological skills of the user and then automatically transitions to training the sound/symbol correspondence skills once the phonological skills are mastered which develops and systematically bridges the phonological skills to the sound/symbol correspondence skills; and
wherein the phonological training portion further comprises a morphological skills training portion to train the user'"'"'s skills at decoding a word and vocabulary. - View Dependent Claims (32)
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33. A method for training one or more reading and spelling skills of a user including phonological and morphological skills using a computer system having a graphical display for displaying images to the user and a user input device to permit the user to interact with the computer, the method comprising:
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executing a game that presents stimuli to the user so that the user can respond to the stimuli and improve the reading and spelling skills of the user, the game further comprising a phonological skills training portion for training the phonological skills of the user and a sound/symbol correspondence training portion for training the sound/symbol correspondence skills of the user wherein the game first trains the phonological skills of the user and then automatically transitions to training the sound/symbol correspondence skills once the phonological skills are mastered which develops and systematically bridges the phonological skills to the sound/symbol correspondence skills; and
wherein the game further comprises adaptively increasing or decreasing the difficulty of the training of the user based on user performance. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35)
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36. A method for training one or more reading and spelling skills of a user including phonological and morphological skills using a computer system having a graphical display for displaying images to the user and a user input device to permit the user to interact with the computer, the method comprising:
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executing a game that presents stimuli to the user so that the user can respond to the stimuli and improve the reading and spelling skills of the user, the game further comprising a phonological skills training portion for training the phonological skills of the user and a sound/symbol correspondence training portion for training the sound/symbol correspondence skills of the user wherein the game first trains the phonological skills of the user and then automatically transitions to training the sound/symbol correspondence skills once the phonological skills are mastered which develops and systematically bridges the phonological skills to the sound/symbol correspondence skills; and
wherein the game is stored on a server computer and downloaded to a client computer and wherein the user input method and the graphical display are part of a client computer connected to the server computer by a computer network. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40)
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