Touch screen finger tracing device

A method for processing touch inputs received via a touch device, the method comprising:

• displaying via a touch display of the touch device a first iteration of a first symbol, wherein the first iteration of the first symbol is displayed without trace indicator line segments;
• generating a sound corresponding to the first symbol;
• displaying via the touch display of the touch device a second iteration of the first symbol using a set of trace indicator line segments comprising a trace direction indicator and a trace termination indicator;
• highlighting via the touch display of the touch device a first region of a first of the trace indicator line segments of the second iteration of the first symbol;
• detecting user touch input at a plurality of locations on the touch display while the second iteration of the first symbol is displayed;
• based at least in part on the detected user touch input at the plurality of locations while second iteration of the first symbol is displayed, determining whether the user has traced the first trace indicator line segment of the second iteration of the first symbol from the highlighted region to the termination indicator in a direction corresponding to the trace direction indicator;
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• drawing and maintaining a color line corresponding to the detected user touch input at the plurality of locations while second iteration of the first symbol is displayed at least partly in response to a determination that the user has traced the first trace indicator line segment of the second iteration of the first symbol from the highlighted first region to the termination indicator in a direction corresponding to the trace direction indicator;
• displaying a third iteration of the first symbol using the set of trace indicator line segments comprising the trace direction indicator and the trace termination indicator, wherein the first symbol overlays a symbol mnemonic graphic having a shape corresponding to that of the first symbol;
• highlighting a region of the first of the trace indicator line segments of the third iteration of the first symbol while the third iteration of the first symbol overlays the symbol mnemonic graphic;
• detecting user touch input at two or more locations on the touch display while the third iteration of the first symbol overlays the symbol mnemonic graphic;
• based at least in part on the detected user touch input at the two or more locations while the third iteration of the first symbol overlays the symbol mnemonic graphic, determining whether the user has traced the first trace indicator line segment of the third iteration of the first symbol from the highlighted region to the termination indicator in a direction corresponding to the trace direction indicator;
• maintaining a color line corresponding to the detected user touch input at the two or more locations while the third iteration of the first symbol overlays the symbol mnemonic graphic at least partly in response to a determination that the user has traced the first trace indicator line segment from the highlighted region to the termination indicator in a direction corresponding to the trace direction indicator.

Non-transitory memory that stores instructions that when executed by a computing system cause the computing to perform operations comprising:

• display a first iteration of a first symbol, wherein the first iteration of the first symbol is displayed without trace indicator line segments;
• generate a sound corresponding to the first symbol;
• display a second iteration of the first symbol using a set of trace indicator line segments comprising a trace direction indicator and a trace termination indicator;
• highlight an first region of a first of the trace indicator line segments of the second iteration of the first symbol;
• detect user touch input at a plurality of locations on the touch display while second iteration of the first symbol is displayed
• based at least in part on the detected user touch input at the plurality of locations while second iteration of the first symbol is displayed, determine whether the user has traced the first trace indicator line segment of the second iteration of the first symbol from the highlighted first region to the termination indicator in a direction corresponding to the trace direction indicator;
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• draw and maintain a color line corresponding to the detected user touch input at the plurality of locations while second iteration of the first symbol is displayed at least partly in response to a determination that the user has traced, with respect to the second iteration of the first symbol, the first trace indicator line segment from the highlighted first region to the termination indicator in a direction corresponding to the trace direction indicator;
• display a third iteration of the first symbol using the set of trace indicator line segments comprising the trace direction indicator and the trace termination indicator, wherein the first symbol overlays a symbol mnemonic graphic having a shape corresponding to that of the first symbol;
• highlight a region of the first of the trace indicator line segments of the third iteration of the first symbol while the third iteration of the first symbol overlays the symbol mnemonic graphic;
• detect user touch input at two or more locations on the touch display while the third iteration of the first symbol overlays the symbol mnemonic graphic;
• based at least in part on the detected user touch input at the two or more locations while the third iteration of the first symbol overlays the symbol mnemonic graphic, determine whether the user has traced the first trace indicator line segment of the third iteration of the first symbol from the highlighted region to the termination indicator in a direction corresponding to the trace direction indicator;
• maintain a color line corresponding to the detected user touch input at the two or more locations while the third iteration of the first symbol overlays the symbol mnemonic graphic at least partly in response to a determination that the user has traced the first trace indicator line segment from the highlighted region to the termination indicator in a direction corresponding to the trace direction indicator.