US 10,847,045 B2 · Multisensory learning devices and system for teaching using the method of multisensory learning

Abstract

A multisensory learning system incorporates a plurality of connectable multisensory elements. Each multisensory element may be a piece, a tile, or a block, and includes a surface containing a single character recessed into the surface to form a track. The track may guide a user's finger into the recessed area containing a tactile pattern at a base thereof. The tactile pattern heightens the sensory perception of the character to aid in learning. Each multisensory element is capable of being attached to another multisensory element in order to string characters together. In use, tracing of the tactile pattern of the character triggers the combination of sensations of kinesthetic learning through the motion of tracing and tactile learning through the feel of the tactile pattern in the recessed characters. This may be combined with audiovisual learning by looking at the character(s) and speaking the name.

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Dependent claims

A multisensory element, comprising:

a body comprising:
an upper surface;
a lower surface parallel to the upper surface;
a character area disposed on the upper surface;
a peripheral area surrounding the character area;
and
interlocking surfaces consisting of:
a first interlocking surface extending perpendicular to the upper surface between the upper surface and the lower surface at a first side of the peripheral area;
and
a second interlocking surface extending perpendicular to the upper surface between the upper surface and the lower surface at a second side of the peripheral area opposite the first side of the peripheral area,
wherein:
the character area is recessed relative to the peripheral area to form a character-shaped track,
the character area comprises a tactile pattern at a bottom of the character-shaped track, and
the first and second interlocking surfaces are complementary to each other.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Multisensory learning devices and system for teaching using the method of multisensory learning

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Multisensory learning devices and system for teaching using the method of multisensory learning

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