US 2013/0295535 A1Published application

Interactive system and method for multi-sensory learning

AssigneeMaxscholar, LLC

InventorsDANIEL M. LEVY, DEBOARH L. LEVY, ELLIOT G. LEVY

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Abstract

An interactive computer based system and method for multi-sensory learning to teach students to read, to write, to improve their fluency, and to improve their reading comprehension. The multi-sensory system combines phonics and reading comprehension to teach students how to decode the alphabet and understand what they read. The multi-sensory system can be individually customized and tailored to meet needs of an individual student.

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A computer based interactive, multi-sensory method for teaching students to read words and comprehend passages, comprising the steps of:

(a) presenting a menu of teaching components on a screen of a processor based client device associated with a student by a processor based server over a communications network, the server comprising at least a phonics component for teaching students to read through voice and handwriting recognition, the phonics component comprises a plurality of phonics modules for teaching the student an alphabetic code of the English language, each phonics module comprises a different letter category of the alphabetic code and a plurality of exercises for teaching the student the letter category of said each module with a series of multi-sensory interactions with the student;
(b) determining and executing a current phonics module associated with the student by phonics component, the letter category of the current phonics module comprises a plurality of letter groups, each letter group comprises at least one of the following letter symbol:
a letter, a consonant, a vowel or a syllable;
(c) determining, by the phonics component, a current letter group of the current phonics module and a current letter symbol of the current letter group associated with the student;
(d) retrieving an exercise for the current letter symbol of the current letter group associated with the student from a database by the phonics component, the exercise comprising at least a visual and auditory drill of the current letter symbol, a handwriting drill of the current letter symbol and a phonological processing drill;
(e) presenting the exercise for the current letter symbol of the current letter group associated with the student on the student's client device by the phonics component to create multi-sensory interactions with the student for the current letter symbol;
(f) receiving the student's responses to the multi-sensory interactions of the exercise from the client device by the phonics component over the communications network;
(g) processing and scoring the student's responses to the multi-sensory interactions by the phonics component to determine whether the student advances to the next letter symbol of the current letter group or repeats the current letter symbol of the current letter group;
(h) storing the student's responses to the multi-sensory interactions and the student's score on the current letter symbol in the database by the phonics component;
(i) advancing the student to the next letter symbol of the current letter group by the phonics component if the student's score is greater than or equal to a predetermined threshold and repeating the steps (d)-(h) for the next letter symbol of the current letter group;
and
(j) retrieving another exercise for the current letter symbol of the current letter group by the phonics component and repeating the steps (e)-(h) if the student's score is less than the predetermined threshold.

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A computer based interactive, multi-sensory method for teaching students to read words and comprehend passages, comprising the steps of:

(a) presenting a menu of teaching components on a screen of a processor based client device associated with a student by a processor based server over a communications network, the server comprising at least a reading comprehension component for teaching students to improve their reading comprehension skills through highlighting and summarizing passages;
(b) retrieving a current book from a database comprising a plurality of books at each reading comprehension level, the current book being selected from the student's current reading level;
(c) presenting a current chapter of the current book on the student's client device by the reading comprehension component;
(d) prompting the student to read and highlight the current chapter with colored electronic highlighters, a first color for main idea, a second color for topic and a third color for detail;
(e) receiving the student's highlighted chapter from the client device by the reading comprehension component over the communications network;
(f) processing the student's highlighted chapter to determine a chapter highlighting score based at least on the words correctly highlighted in the current chapter, the words incorrectly highlighted in the current chapter and a total time spent on the current chapter by the student;
(g) presenting a predetermined number of questions about the current chapter, one a time, on the student's client device by the reading comprehension component;
(h) receiving the student's answers to the questions from the student's client device by the reading comprehension component over the communications network;
(i) processing the student's answers to determine a chapter question score and an overall chapter score based on the student's chapter highlighting score and the student's chapter question score;
(j) storing the student's highlighted chapter, the student's chapter highlighting score, the student's question score and the student's overall chapter score in the database by the reading comprehension component;
(k) presenting a next chapter of the current book on the student's client device by the reading comprehension component and repeating the steps (d)-(j) for the next chapter.
(l) retrieving a next book in the student's current reading level from the database by the reading comprehension component upon completion of the current book and repeating the steps (c)-(k) for the next book;
and
(m) repeating the steps (c)-(l) until a predetermined number of books from the student's current reading level is completed.

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A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising computer executable code for interactive, multi-sensory method for teaching students to read words and comprehend passages, the code comprising instructions for:

presenting a menu of teaching components on a screen of a processor based client device associated with a student by a processor based server over a communications network, the server comprising at least a phonics component for teaching students to read through voice and handwriting recognition and a reading comprehension component for teaching students to improve their reading comprehension skills through highlighting and summarizing passages, the phonics component comprises a plurality of phonics modules for teaching the student an alphabetic code of the English language, each phonics module comprises a different letter category of the alphabetic code and a plurality of exercises for teaching the student the letter category of said each module with a series of multi-sensory interactions with the student;
receiving the student's selection of the teaching component from the student's client device by the server over the communications network;
executing the phonics component by the server if the phonics component is selected by the student and further comprising instructions for the phonics component to:
(a) determine and execute a current phonics module associated with the student by phonics component, the letter category of the current phonics module comprises a plurality of letter groups, each letter group comprises at least one of the following letter symbol:
a letter, a consonant, a vowel or a syllable;
(b) determine a current letter group of the current phonics module and a current letter symbol of the current letter group associated with the student;
(c) retrieve an exercise for the current letter symbol of the current letter group associated with the student from a database by the phonics component, the exercise comprising at least a visual and auditory drill of the current letter symbol, a handwriting drill of the current letter symbol and a phonological processing drill;
(d) present the exercise for the current letter symbol of the current letter group associated with the student on the student's client device by the phonics component to create multi-sensory interactions with the student for the current letter symbol;
(e) receive the student's responses to the multi-sensory interactions of the exercise from the client device by the phonics component over the communications network;
(f) process and score the student's responses to the multi-sensory interactions by the phonics component to determine whether the student advances to the next letter symbol of the current letter group or repeats the current letter symbol of the current letter group;
(g) store the student's responses to the multi-sensory interactions and the student's score of the current letter symbol in the database by the phonics component;
(h) advance the student to the next letter symbol of the current letter group by the phonics component if the student's score is greater than or equal to a predetermined threshold and repeat the instructions (c)-(g) for the next letter symbol of the current letter group;
and
(i) retrieve another exercise for the current letter symbol of the current letter group by the phonics component and repeat the instructions (d)-(g) if the student's score is less than the predetermined threshold;
executing the reading comprehension component by the server if the reading comprehension component is selected by the student and further comprising instructions for the reading comprehension component to:
(j) retrieve a current book from a database comprising a plurality of books at each reading comprehension level, the current book is from the student's current reading level;
(k) present a current chapter of the current book on the student's client device;
(l) prompt the student to read and highlight the current chapter with colored electronic highlighters, a first color for main idea, a second color for topic and a third color for detail;
(m) receive the student's highlighted chapter from the client device by the reading comprehension component over the communications network;
(n) process the student's highlighted chapter to determine a chapter highlighting score based at least on the words correctly highlighted in the current chapter, the words incorrectly highlighted in the current chapter and a total time spent on the current chapter by the student;
(o) present a predetermined number of questions about the current chapter, one a time, on the student's client device;
(p) receive the student's answers to the questions from the student's client device over the communications network;
(q) process the student's answers to determine a chapter question score and an overall chapter score based on the student's chapter highlighting score and the student's chapter question score;
(r) store the student's highlighted chapter, the student's chapter highlighting score, the student's question score and the student's overall chapter score in the database;
(s) present a next chapter of the current book on the student's client device and repeat the instructions (l)-(r) for the next chapter.
(t) retrieve a next book in the student's current reading level from the database upon completion of the current book and repeat the instructions (k)-(s) for the next book;
and
(u) repeat the instructions (j)-(t) until a predetermined number of books from the student's current reading level is completed.

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Abstract

A computer based interactive, multi-sensory method for teaching students to read words and comprehend passages, comprising the steps of:

(a) presenting a menu of teaching components on a screen of a processor based client device associated with a student by a processor based server over a communications network, the server comprising at least a phonics component for teaching students to read through voice and handwriting recognition, the phonics component comprises a plurality of phonics modules for teaching the student an alphabetic code of the English language, each phonics module comprises a different letter category of the alphabetic code and a plurality of exercises for teaching the student the letter category of said each module with a series of multi-sensory interactions with the student;
(b) determining and executing a current phonics module associated with the student by phonics component, the letter category of the current phonics module comprises a plurality of letter groups, each letter group comprises at least one of the following letter symbol:
a letter, a consonant, a vowel or a syllable;
(c) determining, by the phonics component, a current letter group of the current phonics module and a current letter symbol of the current letter group associated with the student;
(d) retrieving an exercise for the current letter symbol of the current letter group associated with the student from a database by the phonics component, the exercise comprising at least a visual and auditory drill of the current letter symbol, a handwriting drill of the current letter symbol and a phonological processing drill;
(e) presenting the exercise for the current letter symbol of the current letter group associated with the student on the student's client device by the phonics component to create multi-sensory interactions with the student for the current letter symbol;
(f) receiving the student's responses to the multi-sensory interactions of the exercise from the client device by the phonics component over the communications network;
(g) processing and scoring the student's responses to the multi-sensory interactions by the phonics component to determine whether the student advances to the next letter symbol of the current letter group or repeats the current letter symbol of the current letter group;
(h) storing the student's responses to the multi-sensory interactions and the student's score on the current letter symbol in the database by the phonics component;
(i) advancing the student to the next letter symbol of the current letter group by the phonics component if the student's score is greater than or equal to a predetermined threshold and repeating the steps (d)-(h) for the next letter symbol of the current letter group;
and
(j) retrieving another exercise for the current letter symbol of the current letter group by the phonics component and repeating the steps (e)-(h) if the student's score is less than the predetermined threshold.

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