Learning aid
OwnerRobert Chigrinsky, Barry A. Richmondinventors
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Abstract
A learning aid is disclosed which has particular benefit in the teaching and learning of a foreign language. To allow the reader to become accustomed to full phrase translation, as opposed to word-by-word translation, text and associated graphics are provided on a page. A transparent overlay contains a translation of the page text, positioned on the overlay on an opaque background in register with the wording translated. With the overlay lifted, the reader sees only the text in its original foreign-language version. After translating, the reader can lower the overlay to compare his or her efforts with the provided text.
Claims7
A device for assisting in improving comprehension and learning, comprising at least one page comprising an illustration section and an associated, non-overlapping text section;
- an overlay comprising both an illustration section-overlying portion and a text section-overlying portion bound to an edge of said page, said overlay being turnable from a page overlying position to a non-overlying position, the entirety of said illustration section-overlying portion being transparent whereby the entirety of said illustration section is visible through said overlay, said overlay being opaque in the text section-overlying portion, said text section-overlying portion further bearing text thereon positioned to overlie the text overlaid on said page when said overlay is overlaid upon said page, said text on said text section-overlying portion being also associated with the illustration on said page.
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