Method and system for facilitating communicating and behavior skills training

A computer system to teach a student communication skills comprising:

• A) a means for utilizing a computer network to display on a computer monitor of a student a goal relating to improving communication or behavior skills of said student,
• B) a means for presenting through said network at least one prompting scene, wherein said at least one prompting scene relates to said goal, wherein said at least one prompting scene comprises:
• 1) a first character representing the student,
• 2) at least one second character representing at least one person to whom the student will need to communicate to achieve said goal, and
• 3) a plurality of sentences the student may select, wherein at least one of said plurality of sentences will help the student achieve said goal and at least one of said plurality of sentences will not help the student achieve said goal,
• C) a means for receiving from the student through said network his selection from said plurality of sentences, and
• D) a means for presenting through said network at least one response scene, wherein said at least one response scene is positive if the student's selection was at least one of said plurality of sentences that will help the student achieve said goal, and wherein said at least one response scene is negative if the student's selection was at least one of said plurality of sentences that will not help the student achieve said goal.

A computer system to teach a student communication skills comprising:

• A) a processor, and
• B) a memory connected to said processor and storing a program for controlling the operation of said processor, said processor operative with said program in said memory to:
• 1) utilize a computer network to display on a computer monitor of a student a goal relating to improving communication or behavior skills of said student,
• 2) present through said network at least one prompting scene, wherein said at least one prompting scene relates to said goal, wherein said at least one prompting scene comprises:
• a) a first character representing the student,
• b) at least one second character representing at least one person to whom the student will need to communicate to achieve said goal, and
• c) a plurality of sentences the student may select, wherein at least one of said plurality of sentences will help the student achieve said goal and at least one of said plurality of sentences will not help the student achieve said goal,
• 3) receive through said network from the student his selection from said plurality of sentences, and
• 4) present through said network at least one response scene, wherein said at least one response scene is positive if the student's selection was at least one of said plurality of sentences that will help the student achieve said goal, and wherein said at least one response scene is negative if the student's selection was at least one of said plurality of sentences that will not help the student achieve said goal.

A method for operating a computer having a monitor to teach a student communication skills comprising the steps of:

• A) displaying a goal on said monitor,
• B) presenting at least one prompting scene, wherein said at least one prompting scene relates to said goal, wherein said at least one prompting scene comprises:
• 1) a first character representing the student,
• 2) at least one second character representing at least one person to whom the student will need to communicate to achieve said goal, and
• 3) a plurality of sentences the student may select, wherein at least one of said plurality of sentences will help the student achieve said goal and at least one of said plurality of sentences will not help the student achieve said goal,
• C) receiving from the student his selection from said plurality of sentences, wherein said receiving comprises the steps of:
• 1) clicking on one of said plurality of sentences to define a selected sentence.
• 2) dragging said selected sentence to cover a blank-bubble,
• 3) dropping said selected sentence over said blank-bubble,
• 4) clicking on each word of said selected sentence,
• 5) brightening said each word from lower relief after said clicking on each word, and
• 6) playing an audio recording of each word after said clicking on each word, and
• D) presenting at least one response scene, wherein said at least one response scene is positive if the student's selection was at least one of said plurality of sentences that will help the student achieve said goal, and wherein said at least one response scene is negative if the student's selection was at least one of said plurality of sentences that will not help the student achieve said goal.

A method for operating a computer having a monitor to teach a student communication skills comprising the steps of:

• A) displaying a goal on said monitor,
• B) presenting at least one prompting scene, wherein said at least one prompting scene relates to said goal, wherein said at least one prompting scene comprises:
• 1) a first character representing the student,
• 2) at least one second character representing at least one person to whom the student will need to communicate to achieve said goal, and
• 3) a plurality of sentences the student may select, wherein at least one of said plurality of sentences will help the student achieve said goal and at least one of said plurailty of sentences will not help the student achieve said goal,
• C) receiving from the student his selection from said plurality of sentences, and
• D) presenting at least one response scene, wherein said at least one response scene is positive if the student's selection was at least one of said plurality of sentences that will help the student achieve said goal, and wherein said at least one response scene is negative if the the student's selection was at least one of said plurality of sentences that will not help the student achieve said goal,
• wherein said method is for the purpose of teaching the student communication skills.