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US 2011/0027763 A1Published application
Reading education tool
AssigneeHarebrain, Inc
InventorJane M Tramm
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Abstract
A reading education tool has detachable letters and/or letter combinations to be attached thereto, and can be stretched to separate the letters and/or letter combinations to enable a learner to sound out individual letters and/or letter combinations and to see the words both in a compact format and a stretched format.
Claims17
A reading education tool comprising:
- an elastic strip having a relaxed position and a stretched position;
- a first letter piece coupled to the elastic strip;
- and
- a second letter piece coupled to the elastic strip, wherein when the elastic strip is in the stretched position, a distance between the first and second letter pieces is greater than when the elastic strip is in the relaxed position.
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A software program stored on a computer readable storage medium, the software program including instructions executable by a processor of a computing device to generate a user interface display, the user interface display comprising:
- a visual representation of a reading education tool, the reading education tool including a plurality of spaced letter pieces, each letter piece associated with at least one letter, wherein the reading education tool includes a stretched position and a relaxed position, and wherein when the reading education tool is in the stretched position, a distance between adjacent letter pieces is greater than when the reading education tool is in the relaxed position.
A reading education method, the method comprising:
- arranging and connecting a plurality of letter pieces on a reading education tool while the reading education tool is in a relaxed position;
- stretching the reading education tool to a stretched position to increase spaces between adjacent letter pieces of the plurality of letter pieces;
- viewing the plurality of letter pieces while the reading education tool is in the stretched position;
- allowing the reading education tool to return to a relaxed position;
- and
- viewing the plurality of letter pieces while the reading education tool is in the relaxed position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.