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US 2020/0027368 A1Published application
Symbol Manipulation Educational System and Method
AssigneeSquare Panda Inc.
InventorsAndrew Butler, Carey Lee, Tom Boeckle, Debbie Heimowitz, Vera Blau McCandliss
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Abstract
A system for teaching is disclosed, comprising a symbol identification dock and a plurality of symbol manipulatives, a computing device connected to the symbol identification dock, and a database, wherein the database comprises lexical data and an adaptive learning curriculum.
Claims22
A system for teaching, comprising:
- a plurality of symbol manipulatives;
- a symbol identification device that can determine the identity and position of any symbol manipulative and communicate the identity and position to a computing device;
- a student computing device connected to the symbol identification device, wherein the student computing device comprises a processor, a memory, and an interface for connecting to the symbol identification device;
- wherein the processor is configured by means of software and data to perform the following actions:
- receive symbol identification data from the symbol identification device;
- present information to the user;
- a database, configured by means of software and data to perform the following actions:
- receive student response data from at least one processor connected to one symbol identification device;
- assess the student response data from the at least one processor connected to one symbol identification device to determine a measure of student understanding;
- make changes to at least one database component;
- respond to at least one processor connected to one symbol identification device with teaching data;
- wherein the database comprises at least one of the following components:
- a personal database component, wherein the personal database component comprises at least one of the following:
- a lesson plan for an individual student;
- a response record of the individual student;
- a skills record of the individual student;
- a supporting interactions record of the individual student;
- a specific learning indications record of the individual student;
- at least one personal word, wherein a personal word is selected from the following categories:
- names of family members or pets, name of the user, special words unique to the user;
- a pronunciation of the at least one personal word;
- phonemes comprising the at least one personal word;
- images associated with the at least one personal word;
- data associated with the at least one personal word;
- at least one rhyming word associated with the at least one personal word;
- at least one homophone associated with the at least one personal word;
- at least one common error made by students in spelling the at least one personal word;
- a lexical database component, wherein the lexical database component comprises at least one of the following:
- at least one word;
- a pronunciation of the at least one word;
- phonemes comprising the at least one word;
- images associated with the at least one word;
- data associated with the at least one word;
- at least one rhyming word associated with the at least one word;
- at least one homophone associated with the at least one word;
- at least one common error made by students in spelling the word;
- at least one translation of the at least one word into a foreign language;
- at least one syllable;
- a pronunciation of the at least one syllable;
- phonemes comprising the at least one syllable;
- a skills database component, wherein the skills database component comprises at least one of the following:
- at least one physical manipulation skill;
- at least one memory skill;
- at least one perceptual skill;
- at least one mental modeling skill;
- at least one combination of skills into an aggregate skill;
- a curriculum database component, wherein the curriculum database component comprises at least one of the following:
- at least one curriculum;
- at least one lesson;
- at least one task;
- at least one game;
- at least one open exploration activity;
- a supporting interactions database component, wherein the supporting interactions database component comprises at least one of the following:
- at least one encouragement;
- at least one suggestion;
- at least one hint;
- at least one instructive model;
- at least one intervention.
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A method of teaching symbol manipulation, comprising:
- presenting a student with a plurality of symbol manipulatives and a symbol identification dock, wherein symbol manipulatives may be placed on the symbol identification dock, wherein the symbol identification dock identifies the symbol manipulatives placed on it, wherein the symbol identification dock is connected to a student computing device;
- presenting the student with a first task, wherein the task can be completed by placing symbol manipulatives on the symbol identification dock, wherein the first task is derived from a curriculum database component, wherein the curriculum database component comprises at least one of the following:
- at least one curriculum, the at least one curriculum comprising at least one lesson;
- at least one lesson, the at least one lesson comprising at least one task;
- at least one task;
- at least one game;
- at least one open exploration activity;
- detecting any symbol manipulatives connected to the symbol identification dock in response to the first task;
- determining if the first task was performed correctly;
- if the first task was performed incorrectly, determining the type of error made by the student;
- using the student's response to the first task to assess the student's skill level on at least one of the following skills:
- at least one physical manipulation skill;
- at least one memory skill;
- at least one perceptual skill;
- at least one mental modeling skill;
- at least one combination of skills into an aggregate skill;
- recording the student's skill level in a personal database component, wherein the personal database component comprises at least one of the following:
- a lesson plan for an individual student;
- a response record of the individual student;
- a skills record of the individual student;
- a supporting interactions record of the individual student;
- a specific learning indications record of the individual student.
19 more elements
A method of teaching phonics, comprising:
- presenting a student with a plurality of symbol manipulatives and a symbol identification dock, wherein symbol manipulatives may be placed on the symbol identification dock, wherein the symbol identification dock identifies the symbol manipulatives placed on it, wherein the symbol identification dock is connected to a student computing device, wherein the student computing device comprises at least one effector;
- detecting and identifying any symbol manipulatives connected to the symbol identification dock;
- generating a pronunciation for the symbol manipulatives;
- use at least one effector to present the pronunciation to the student.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.