Comprehension instruction system and method

• US 8,764,455 B1
• Filed: 04/27/2011
• Issued: 07/01/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 05/09/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: ALTIS AVANTE CORP.
• Original Assignee: ALTIS AVANTE CORP.
• Inventors: Morrison, Andrew S.
• Primary Examiner(s): EGLOFF, PETER RICHARD
• Application Number:
  US13/095,617
• Time in Patent Office: 1,161 Days
• Field of Search: 434/323, 434/350, 434/178, 434/322, 434/362, 434/156, 434/365
• US Class Current: 434/323
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 17/003 electrically operated apparatus or devices
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 7/00 Electrically-operated teaching apparatus or devices working with questions and answers mechanically operated G09B3/00; computing arrangements G06F

Abstract

A reading comprehension system and method that uses language micro-variables is disclosed. The system provide training using these language micro-variables in order to provide reading comprehension training. This training also is highly impactful for the instruction and improvement of reading fluency and vocabulary.

Claims

1. A computer implemented educational training method, the method comprising:

generating an educational training exercise at a particular skill level, the educational training exercise being an exercise to teach a user in reading and literacy;

generating a user interface for the educational training exercise at the particular skill level wherein the user interface for the educational training exercise at the particular skill level is displayed on a computing device to the user;

generating an instructional flow for the educational training exercise at the particular skill level wherein the instructional flow includes a plurality of teaching and testing portions;

providing an early bail out trigger during a teaching or testing portion in an early stage of the instructional flow that is triggered by a processor when poor performance by the user is identified during the teaching or testing portion in the early stage of the instructional flow, and automatically returns the user to immediately restart the educational training exercise at the particular skill level; and

providing an early regression trigger during a teaching or testing portion in a later stage of the instructional flow that is triggered by a processor when, after passing the early bail out trigger, poor performance by the user is identified during the teaching or testing portion in the later stage of the instructional flow, and automatically returns the user to immediately restart the educational training exercise at a less challenging or reduced skill level.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising automatically returning the user to immediately restart the educational training exercise at a less challenging or reduced skill level, if the early bail out trigger is again triggered when, after restarting the education training exercise at the particular skill level, poor performance by the user is again identified during the early stage of the instructional flow for the educational training exercise.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising providing an early acceleration trigger during the teaching or testing portion in the later stage of the instructional flow that is triggered when exceptional performance by the user is identified during the teaching or testing portion in the later stage of the instructional flow after the user passes the early bail out trigger, and automatically accelerates the user to immediately start at a next more challenging or increased skill level of the educational training exercise.

4. An educational training system, comprising:

a game portion that generates an educational training exercise at a particular skill level, the educational training exercise being an exercise to teach a user in reading and literacy;

the game portion generating an instructional flow for the educational training exercise at the particular skill level wherein the instruction flow includes a plurality of teaching and testing portions;

a computing device, capable of being connected to the game portion, having a display device, the educational training exercise at the particular skill level being displayed on the display device;

the computing device having an input device that allows the user to interact with the educational training exercise at the particular skill level; and

the instructional flow for the educational training exercise comprises an early bail out trigger that is triggered by a processor when poor performance by the user is identified during a teaching or testing portion in an early stage of the instructional flow and automatically returns the user to immediately restart the educational training exercise at the particular skill level; and

an early regression trigger that is triggered by a processor when poor performance by the user is identified during a teaching or testing portion in a later stage of the instructional flow and automatically returns the user to immediately restart the educational training exercise at a less challenging or reduced skill level even when the user passes the early bail out trigger in the instructional flow.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the game portion automatically returns the user to immediately restart the educational training exercise at a less challenging or reduced skill level, if the early bail out trigger is again triggered when, after restarting the educational training exercise at the particular skill level, poor performance by the user is again identified during the early stage of the instructional flow for the educational training exercise.

6. The system of claim 4, wherein the instructional flow for the educational training exercise further comprises an early acceleration trigger during the teaching or testing portion in the later stage of the instructional flow that is triggered when exceptional performance by the user is identified during the teaching or testing portion in the later stage of the instructional flow after the user passes the early bail out trigger, and automatically accelerates the user to immediately start at a next more challenging or increased skill level of the educational training exercise.