Teaching method and device
OwnerFelix Castroinventor
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Abstract
A method of teaching writing and the alphabet using an electronic teaching device like a laptop computer having a touch screen for displaying a selected letter, a video screen for displaying an exemplary object with a name using the letter, and a speaker for delivering selected audio messages in connection with the displays on the touch screen and the video screen, wherein the selected letter is displayed and identified, the sequential strokes in creating the letter are shown in broken lines with directional indicators on the touch screen and traced by the user, the completed strokes are shown in solid lines, a representative object is displayed, and audio instructions are given for the object with the pronunciation of the letter and the name of the object.
Claims17
The method of teaching the alphabet comprising the steps of:
- providing an electronic teaching device having a keyboard with keys for the letters of the alphabet, a touch screen area for displaying each letter in response to actuation of the key for that letter, a speaker for delivering selected recorded audio messages with the display of a selected letters, and a second screen area for displaying a selected picture of an object with the delivery of a selected audio message;
- causing a letter to be displayed on said touch screen area in response to the actuation of the key for that letter, and concurrently causing an introductory audio message to be delivered that identifies the selected letter;
- causing the selected letter to disappear from the touch screen and causing a series of outline elements to appear sequentially representing the sequence of strokes to be used for writing the letter, and concurrently causing intermediate audio messages to be delivered that instruct the user to follow the series of outline elements;
- delivering a concluding audio message through the speaker identifying the selected letter, instructing in its phonetic pronunciation and providing an exemplary word identifying an object constituting an example of the use of the letter;
- and simultaneously displaying on said second screen area a picture of the object that is identified by the word provided in the concluding audio message.
The method of teaching writing comprising the steps of:
- providing an electronic teaching device having a keyboard for selecting the character to be written, at least one screen for displaying the character in response to selection of the character on the keyboard, a speaker for delivering selected audio messages with the display of selected terms, and a second screen area for displaying a selected picture of an exemplary object with the delivery of a selected audio message;
- causing a term to be displayed on said screen in response to selection of the character on said keyboard, and concurrently causing an introductory audio message to be delivered that identifies the selected character;
- causing a series of outline elements to appear sequentially on the screen representing the strokes to be used for writing the character;
- and delivering a concluding audio message through the speaker identifying the character.
An electronic teaching device having:
- an alphabet keyboard having keys for the letters “A” through “Z”;
- a first screen for displaying a letter in response to activation of a selected key on said keyboard, and displaying sequential instructions for creating the letter;
- a speaker for delivering a recorded audio message along with the display of a selected letter, identifying the letter, giving its pronunciation and providing an example of a word identifying an object and containing the selected letter;
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- a second screen for displaying pictures of articles identified by the words that are displayed with the letter, whereby a user may select a letter and be instructed in the creation and pronunciation of the letter and association of the letter with a word and an object identified by the word.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.