Word categories
OwnerMarilyn Adams, Valerie Beattieinventors
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Abstract
A computer based method and related system, device, and computer program product for analyzing reading fluency includes categorizing at least some words in a passage into word categories. The word category for a particular word can be based on its difficulty relative to the reading level of the passage, or its difficulty relative to the reading level of the user, or its significance to the passage content or lesson focus, or its mastery given the prior reading history of the user. The method also includes generating different types of responses by the tutor software based on the word category associated with a particular word.
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A computer based method for analyzing reading fluency;
- the method comprising:
- categorizing at least some words in a passage into word categories according to each word's difficulty relative to the reading level of the passage, or its difficulty relative to the reading level of the user, or its significance to the passage content or lesson focus, or its mastery given the prior reading history of the user;
- and generating different types of responses by the tutor software based on the word category associated with a particular word.
A computer program product residing on a computer readable medium comprising instructions for causing an electrical device to:
- categorize at least some words in a passage into word categories according to each word's difficulty relative to the reading level of the passage, or its difficulty relative to the reading level of the user, or its significance to the passage content or lesson focus, or its mastery given the prior reading history of the user;
- and
- generate different types of responses by the tutor software based on the word category associated with a particular word.
A device configured to:
- categorize at least some words in a passage into word categories according to each word's difficulty relative to the reading level of the passage, or its difficulty relative to the reading level of the user, or its significance to the passage content or lesson focus, or its mastery given the prior reading history of the user;
- and
- generate different types of responses by the tutor software based on the word category associated with a particular word.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.