ПЛАКАТЫ С ПРОРЕЗЯМИ ДИНАМИЧЕСКИЕ ГИНКУЛОВА

Плакаты с прорезями динамические представляют собой технические средства для обучения слушателей основам наук: физики, астрономии, природоведения и др., помогают "увидеть" невидимое в макро- и микромире, быстро усвоить изучаемый процесс и надолго запомнить его сущность. Внешне ППДГ - это многослойные плоские плакаты из ватмана или картона на ткани, отличающиеся высокой степенью наглядности за счет того, что детали ППДГ, имитирующие элементы процесса, перемещаются непосредственно по полотну плаката, удерживаемые в узких прорезях, выполненных на лицевом слое плаката и создающие динамику изучаемого процесса в целом. Все эти детали связаны с ведущими деталями, находящимися под лицевым слоем плаката, но они невидимы для слушателей и управляются учителем с помощью приспособления, специально предназначенного для этого: качалкой, шатуном, эксцентриком и т. д. Прорези могут быть как прямолинейными, так и криволинейными. Это зависит от конструктивных особенностей плакатов, имитирующих тот или иной ...

Informationssystem

Informationssystem mit einer Mehrzahl von Gruppen aus zumindest zwei Informationselementen (2, 4; 6, 8; 10, 12), die jeweils eine Vorderseite und eine Rückseite haben, wobei die Vorderseite eines jeweiligen Informationselements (2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12) eine Primär-Information (14, 16, 18) hat, und wobei die Primär-Informationen (14, 16, 18) von jeweils zumindest zwei eine Gruppe bildenden Informationselementen (2, 4; 6, 8; 10, 12) eindeutig einander zugeordnet sind, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Rückseite eines Informationselements (2, 4; 6, 8; 10, 12) einer Gruppe eine Sekundär-Information (20, 22, 24) aufweist, die den Primär-Informationen (14, 16, 18) der Informationselemente (2, 4; 6, 8; 10, 12) dieser Gruppe eindeutig zugeordnet ist, wobei die Vorderseite eines Informationselements (2, 6, 10) einer Gruppe eine zusätzliche mit den Primär- und Sekundär-Informationen (14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24) der Gruppe in Zusammenhang stehende Zusatz-Information (26, 28, 30) aufweist.

Educational card game

The invention provides a finger puppet comprising a finger stall (30) formed of a resilient material and having a generally tubular configuration with a base area (31) extending generally parallel to the axis of the finger stall on the outer surface thereof. A plurality of inter-changeable human or animal facial head parts (33 to 37), each comprising a portion adapted to be secured to said base area by mutually engaging spigot and bore arrangements is also provided whereby each of said head parts is additionally spatially located on said base area by abutment with a portion of an adjacent head part. The arrangement allows the finger stall to be articulated to provide animation of the features.

Interactive blocks.

An interactive manipulable device, adapted to present an individual characterisation, is provided comprising a processor, a power source, a communications unit, a response generator and a proximity sensor. The device is arranged to generate a response when in close proximity to one or more similar devices. The response may be visual by way of a visual display and/or audible. The device may be programmable to determine the response to be generated or its characterisation. The device preferably takes the form of blocks with letters that may combined to form words, the letters being added to the visual display and valid combinations spoken. The devices may be provided with interlocking engagements. The device may be fitted with a camera and a microphone for capturing visual or audio data. Additional input means may also be provided, e.g. hand writing recognition. In an alternative device, the response is generated in accordance with an arrangement of devices selected by a user.

Lesekasten mit würfelförmigen Zeichenträgern.

Printed information i.e. image, receiving support for toddler, has two sets of flaps provided with non-negligible thickness on one of faces of flaps, where information is printed on one of faces of flaps

Support d'informations caractérisé en en ce qu'il se présente sous la forme d'un prisme réalisé par le pliage d'une pluralité de volets (1 et 2), articulés entre eux, présentant une épaisseur non négligeable et sur l'une des faces desquels volets des informations sont imprimées.

Manipulable Interactive Devices

Manually manipulable objects, such as blocks, are adapted to present a selectively changeable, processor-controlled individual characterization to a user. Following user manipulation and sensed interaction between processor-controlled characterizations on proximately located interacting objects (in FIG. 4 ), sensory responses are generated and output based on proximity and relative position of similar objects and the individual characterization presented on and by those similar objects at the time of their interaction.

COMBINATORY ELEMENT GAME FOR COVERING SURFACES WITH VARIOUS ASPECTS, PARTICULARLY TO BE USED AS A GAME OR A SURFACE COVERING

The pictured element game is comprised of individual square elements having preferably the same size, which may be distributed according to different types of aspect, the member of the individual elements being essentially more important than that of the types. The types are differentiated by different geometric patterns formed on the surfaces of the elements and by the disposition of the patent on the various individual square elements. The shape of each patent and its position on the square surface are determined with respect to a base measurement corresponding to half the side of the individual square element. The types may be distributed, by reason of the form of internal separation lines of the pattern situated inside the square surface, into groups of rectilinear and circular types, two angle points of each pattern of the group of rectilinear types falling on two extreme points of one side of the individual square element and another angle point or two other angle points falling on ...

Educational apparatus with planar elements

Mathematical learning device comprising indicia bearing rods.

A mathematical teaching and learning device comprises an index rod 10 divided into a number of segments by indented channels extending across the upper surface of the rods and having indicia applied to the segments, and a plurality of number rods 20 being divided similarly into segments by indented channels. In use the number rods may be aligned with the index rod, the index rod yielding a result of a mathematical operation involving the number rods.

EDUCATIONAL APPARATUS INCORPORATING COMPOSITE REPRESENTATIONS

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Three-dimensional puzzle of mobile cubes - has set of small cubes forming larger cube which are moved into required position by tilting main cube

ПЛАКАТЫ ДИНАМИЧЕСКИЕ ГИНКУЛОВА

Плакаты динамические Гинкулова (ПДГ) - это технические средства обучения, применяемые для обучения основам наук: физики, химии, астрономии и др. ПДГ помогают "увидеть" невидимое в макро- и микромире, быстро разобраться в изучаемом процессе и надолго запомнить его сущность. Внешне ПДГ - это многослойные плоские плакаты, изготовленные из ватмана (или картона), прокатанного на тонкой ткани. Пособия отличаются высокой степенью наглядности за счет того, что элементы ПДГ (детали, компоненты) перемещаются по полотну плаката, при этом верхний (лицевой) слой имеет вырезы, а последующие слои установлены с возможностью перемещения относительно вырезов и содержат изображения деталей изучаемого процесса, соответствующие размерам вырезов и создающие динамику процесса в целом.

ПЛАКАТЫ-ЭКРАНЫ ДИНАМИЧЕСКИЕ ГИНКУЛОВА

Плакаты-экраны представляют собой технические средства для обучения слушателей основам наук: физики, астрономии, природоведения и др., помогают "увидеть" невидимое в макро- и микромире, быстро усвоить изучаемый процесс и надолго запомнить его сущность. ПЭДГ - это однослойные (реже двухслойные) плакаты из ватмана (картона) на ткани, отличающиеся высокой степенью наглядности за счет того, что детали ПЭДГ, имитирующие элементы изучаемого процесса, перемещаются (поворачиваются) учителем непосредственно на полотне плаката. Эти детали закреплены к плакату на подвесе, на оси вращения или на направляющих шнурках и создают динамику рассматриваемого процесса в целом.

MANIPULATE-CASH INTERACTIVE MECHANISMS

WRITTEN COMPOSITION TEACHING METHODS AND AIDS THEREFOR

An educational method for teaching written composition is demonstrated within a series of hand-held, rectangular manipulatives encoded with raised, colored indicia. Representing a foundation from which all types of writing may be explored, the manipulatives have been so designed that continuity of theme and flow of composition is ensured. Each rectangular manipulative symbolizes a paragraph in written composition. Colored bands framing the manipulatives identify paragraph themes and subsequent order within a composition. The raised, color-coded indicia represent key sentences within a paragraph and is so ordered as to clearly outline proper sentence sequencing. The manipulatives, used individually or interactively, provide a focus for critical elements of successful writing through enjoyable visual and tactile stimulation. Traditional writing concepts and language structure rules are reinforced and solidified in an objective, non-threatening manner. This innovative educational method has ...

Three-dimensional puzzle of mobile cubes - has set of small cubes forming larger cube which are moved into required position by tilting main cube

A three-dimensional puzzle consists of a hollow cube (1) of transparent material which contains 26 small cubes of equal size. The dimensions of the small cubes are such that 27 of them would fill the hollow cube so that with 26 small cubes there is an empty space equal to the volume of one small cube. Seven of the small cubes are joined together to form a three-dimensional cross and the remaining cubes are free to slide around this cross. The outer faces of the cubes in the cross are placed in the centres of respective faces of the large cube. The object of the puzzle is to place the mobile cubes in random order and then to shuffle them around, by tilting the hollow cube in the required direction, so that the cubes are re-arranged in a specified order. The faces of the cubes are coloured differently or have numbers or letters marked on them to indicate their correct orientation and position within the puzzle.

EDUCATIONAL CARD GAME

An interesting educational game is provided which is fun, appealing, and effective to readily teach children arithmetic. The child-friendly educational game can include a set of playing cards. Each card can have a different graphical representation of one or more Arabic numerals corresponding to a number and can also have a word corresponding to another number. In order to further teach children words associated with numbers, each card has a graphical representation of a hand with pointed fingers, such that the number of pointed fingers corresponds to the numerical value of the word appearing on the playing card.

УПРАВЛЯЕМЫЕ ИНТЕРАКТИВНЫЕ УСТРОЙСТВА

FIELD: information technologies. ^ SUBSTANCE: proximity probe is structurally made with the possibility to detect direct proximity of such a device. Manually controlled device is additionally structurally arranged so that as a result of its control processor develops a sensor response in the specified response generator or response generator of a similar device, having the second individual characterisation. Meanwhile the developed sensor response depends on at least one of current identifications and the second individual characterisation of similar device. The first individual characterisation of manually controlled device is controlled by processor and is selectively variable with time on the basis of detection of a similar device arranged nearly; and the second individual characterisation, available on this similar device during its detection. ^ EFFECT: expansion of training device functional capabilities. ^ 35 cl, 6 dwg РОССИЙСКАЯ ФЕДЕРАЦИЯ (19) RU (11) 2 408 933 (13) C2 (51) МПК G09B 5/06 (2006.01) ФЕДЕРАЛЬНАЯ СЛУЖБА ПО ИНТЕЛЛЕКТУАЛЬНОЙ СОБСТВЕННОСТИ, ПАТЕНТАМ И ТОВАРНЫМ ЗНАКАМ (12) ОПИСАНИЕ ИЗОБРЕТЕНИЯ К ПАТЕНТУ (21)(22) Заявка: 2007139277/12, 24.03.2006 (24) Дата начала отсчета срока действия патента: 24.03.2006 (73) Патентообладатель(и): СМАЛТИ Текнолоджи Лтд (GB) R U Приоритет(ы): (30) Конвенционный приоритет: 24.03.2005 GB 0506159.3 02.06.2005 US 11/142,955 (72) Автор(ы): ОУЕН Мартин (GB) 2 4 0 8 9 3 3 (43) Дата публикации заявки: 27.04.2009 Бюл. № 12 (45) Опубликовано: 10.01.2011 Бюл. № 1 (56) Список документов, цитированных в отчете о поиске: US 6739874 В2, 25.05.2004. RU 2136342 C1, 10.09.1999. RU 2027424 C1, 27.01.1995. 2 4 0 8 9 3 3 R U (86) Заявка PCT: GB 2006/001107 (24.03.2006) C 2 C 2 (85) Дата начала рассмотрения заявки PCT на национальной фазе: 24.10.2007 (87) Публикация заявки РСТ: WO 2006/100513 (28.09.2006) Адрес для переписки: 123242, Москва, Кудринская пл., 1, а/я 35, "Михайлюк, Сороколат и партнерыпатентные поверенные" (54) УПРАВЛЯЕМЫЕ ...

СПОСОБ ПРОВЕДЕНИЯ ИГРЫ

FIELD: plays and playing apparatuses. SUBSTANCE: method involves providing each player with set of playing members with one of letters; positioning related playing members by bringing surface with letter of each subsequent playing member into contact with surface with letter of previous playing member. Letters on playing members are indicated on at least one side. Playing members are brought into contact in at least one point. Letter on each subsequent playing member is positioned at random angle relative to letter on previous playing member. Playing members may be made flat, square or cubical. EFFECT: simplified construction and increased entertaining effect. 3 cl, 2 dwg 79%с6бзЗ0с ПЧ Го РОССИЙСКОЕ АГЕНТСТВО ПО ПАТЕНТАМ И ТОВАРНЫМ ЗНАКАМ (19) КО ^ 2089 254_ ОМ А 63 Е 9/00, 9/18, С 09 В 13) СЛ 1/00, 17/00 12) ОПИСАНИЕ ИЗОБРЕТЕНИЯ К ПАТЕНТУ РОССИЙСКОЙ ФЕДЕРАЦИИ (21), (22) Заявка: 95108268/12, 26.05.1995 (46) Дата публикации: 10.09.1997 (56) Ссылки: Минскин Е.М. От игры к знаниям. - М.: Просвещение, 1987, с.101 и 102, рис.176. (71) Заявитель: Кондратюк Игорь Гариевич (72) Изобретатель: Кондратюк Игорь Гариевич (73) Патентообладатель: Кондратюк Игорь Гариевич (54) СПОСОБ ПРОВЕДЕНИЯ ИГРЫ (57) Реферат: Использование: в играх, устройствах для развлечений. Сущность изобретения: Способ проведения игры заключается в том, что сначала каждый из игроков получает набор игровых элементов с одной из букв, а затем последовательно устанавливает соответствующие игровые элементы, соприкасая поверхность с буквой каждого последующего игрового элемента С поверхностью с буквой предыдущего игрового элемента. Буквы на игровых элементах указаны по крайней мере на одной стороне, а игровые элементы соприкасают по меньшей мере в одной точке, при этом букву на каждом последующем игровом элементе располагают под произвольным углом к букве на предыдущем игровом элементе. Игровые элементы могут быть выполнены плоскими квадратными или в виде кубиков. 2 з.п. Фф-лы, 2 ил. 7 ; —_ „—“ =—14 м _ иг 1 ...

DEMONSTRATION DEVICE.

CONNECTOR HAVING BENDING FURROW AND TOY FOR ASSEMBLY STUDYING USING THEREOF

A SECOND LANGUAGE TEACHING KIT AND METHOD

A second language teaching kit and a system, comprising: a set of booklets for practicing of a phonetic-progressive-integrative learning process, wherein each booklet comprises learning tasks for a specific group of consonants or vowel letters in an order determined by the phonemic and writing complexity of the letters and by their usage frequency in words of the second language, thereby enabling to gradually expose the student to groups of letters; at least one database adapted to store digital media files; and at least one processor configured to extract one or more stored digital media files from the at least one database upon interacting with content associated with at least one booklet, wherein the interaction is established by text-to-speech means that are configured to activate the playing of the extracted digital media files.

Animated finger puppet

The invention provides a finger puppet comprising a finger stall (30) formed of a resilient material and having a generally tubular configuration with a base area (31) extending generally parallel to the axis of the finger stall on the outer surface thereof. A plurality of inter-changeable human or animal facial head parts (33 to 37), each comprising a portion adapted to be secured to said base area by mutually engaging spigot and bore arrangements is also provided whereby each of said head parts is additionally spatially located on said base area by abutment with a portion of an adjacent head part. The arrangement allows the finger stall to be articulated to provide animation of the features.

Modular display system

A first tread pattern display system for new tread patterns includes a first upper sidewall part, a second upper sidewall part, a first tread shoulder part, a second tread shoulder part, and a middle tread part. The first upper sidewall part removably attaches to the first tread shoulder part by a plurality of projections extending from the first upper sidewall part to corresponding recesses in the first tread shoulder part.

Math manipulative educational learning game

The present invention relates to a math manipulative educational learning game in which a plurality of rods are provided for use in various manipulative games designed to teach rudimentary arithmetic skills. In the preferred embodiment, the rods are of various lengths and/or volumes, with the shortest length comprising a unit length, and other rods being formed in integral multiples of the unit length. Various games are disclosed in which a child is encouraged to manipulate the rods in various ways and in order to learn various arithmetic lessons. For example, in one game a Game Master selects any of the rods except the rod having unit length and places it upon a game playing surface. Thereafter, the Partner must select a plurality of rods whose combined lengths equal the length of the rod played by the Game Master. These rods are laid end-to-end along side the rod played by the Game Master in order to demonstrate their length equality. The Game Master then selects another rod other than ...

СПОСОБ ПРОВЕДЕНИЯ ИГРЫ

Использование: для развлечения и в качестве развивающей игры для детей. Сущность изобретения: в способе проведения игры, заключающейся в составлении слов, игровые элементы, имеющие букву по крайней мере с одной стороны, устанавливают так, чтобы они соприкасались в одной или более точках, при этом буквы, образующие слова, могут располагаться под произвольным углом друг к другу, а один игровой элемент может быть использован более одного раза при составлении любого слова или нескольких слов. При этом игровой элемент может быть выполнен в виде плоской фигуры, например квадрата, или в виде объемной фигуры, например кубика.

УПРАВЛЯЕМЫЕ ИНТЕРАКТИВНЫЕ УСТРОЙСТВА

... 1. Управляемое вручную устройство, содержащее процессор, источник питания, устройство связи, генератор ответа и датчик близости, предназначенный для обнаружения непосредственной близости подобного устройства, отличающееся тем, что устройство предназначено для выдачи пользователю индивидуальной характеризации, причем указанная характеризация зависит, по меньшей мере, частично, от положения подобного устройства, если оно рядом, и при этом устройство адаптировано так, чтобы пользователь мог управлять устройством и создавать сенсорный ответ в указанном генераторе ответа или генераторе ответа подобного устройства, если оно рядом. ! 2. Устройство по п.1, отличающееся тем, что указанная характеризация содержит материал визуального отображения на каждом устройстве. ! 3. Устройство по п.2, отличающееся тем, что генератор ответа содержит устройство визуального отображения, предназначенное для отображения указанной характеризации как материала визуального отображения и (или) для создания указанного ...

Mathematical teaching and learning aid

Confectionery learning aid

A confectionery product arranged in the form of a word jumble game, where the different letters of a predetermined word are represented on the individual pieces of the confectionery 19. The individual pieces of the confectionery are packaged in a way such that the predetermined word appears jumbled to the recipient of the confectionery. A clue in the form of cryptic clue 21, a riddle or a pictorial representation of the predetermined word is provided on the package 14 of the confectionery with the answer printed on the inside the packaging not easily visible to the recipient of the confectionery.

EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM

An Educational Aid, a Toy, or a Puzzle

EDUCATIONAL TOY

An educational toy for children including a number of specially shaped blocks designed to be arranged in a side by side relation within a container. Each block has information of an alpha-numeric nature in a particular series on one face and information of a different series on a second face. The toy, when assembled, displays the complete sequential information of the series in rows.

TOGETHER CUBES INTENDS FOR CLASSIFICATION VARIOUS ELEMENTS Of a EMSEMBLE

System and game that stimulates creative and verbal exercise

Matrix of discrete visual representations are presented either as individual cards to be arranged in some pattern, or in a predetermined, fixed arrangement with respect to one another. In the first matrix, a subject arranges a base group of cards presented to him, these cards bearing representations which is a group display examples of the same concept between at least next adjacent cards and which can be arranged in a logical sequence, and then verbalizes what that arrangement means. Cards in succeeding additional groups presented are not logically related to one another as a group, however, certain cards in each additional group have a logical connection to certain cards making up a preceding group. The subject can substitute cards logically connected into the predetermined pattern, making up a new story about what the new pattern means. The process continues until the last group of cards from the matrix has been presented to the subject, and these have been arranged by the subject into ...

Animated finger puppet

Language syntax educational system

An educational system for teaching and learning English grammar and syntax comprising a plurality of sets of individual manipulable members (21-46) preferably cards, each representing a word. Each set comprises a plurality of identical members and the members from each set are distinguishable with respect to their color and shape taken together from the members of every other set. The color of each member is informative to the student of the use of the member in a sentence. The shape of each member is informative to the student of the type of word that the member represents. Each member either has a word imprinted upon it or is adaptable to receiving indicia. The user combines members according to a well known color sequence to construct phrases and clauses. Preferably, the members are cards which are part of an educational kit.

Method and kit for assisting in the teaching of reading skills

A Financial Education System

Assembly Teaching Aids for Education

magnet Puzzle with education function

APPARATUS TO SIMULATE DRIVING A LAND VEHICLE

Apparatus to simulate driving a land vehicle comprising a fixed base platform (11), a mobile platform (12) disposed above said base platform (11), a mobile driver's position (13), associated with the mobile platform (12) and in which a driver has his seat during normal use, and movement means (19) associated with the base platform (11) and with the mobile platform (12) to provide the movement of said mobile platform (12) with respect to the base platform (11).

Educational system alphabet cards

Each card has one or more letters of the alphabet on its face, each letter comprising superimposed printed and cursive forms of substantially the same size with the coinciding portions thereof at a different level than the face of the card and/or than the remaining portions. Said remaining portions may be either of a different color from the coinciding portions and/or printed on the face of the card. The coinciding portions are tactually distinct from the remaining portions of the letters, i.e. connectors, smoothers and decorations, and these remaining portions may be tactually distinct from each other and/or the card itself, as by lowering them or raising them, using ridges, knoblike structures, roughness, different compositions or other means to distinguish them to the touch. Guide lines extend horizontally at the upper and lower extremities of the letter and at other significant parts of the letter either printed on the face of the card and/or at a different level therefrom.

Apparatus to simulate driving a land vehicle

Apparatus to simulate driving a land vehicle comprising a fixed base platform, a mobile platform disposed above said base platform, a mobile driver's position, associated with the mobile platform and in which a driver has his seat during normal use, and movement means associated with the base platform and with the mobile platform to provide the movement of said mobile platform with respect to the base platform.

Preschool constructional toy for children - is based upon cylindrical segments to construct cones cylinders and spheres of different diameters

A preschool toy for children uses planar segments of various basic shapes that may be combined to form circular discs of different diameters. The different diameter discs so constructed may be used to form cylinders, cones (2) or spheres of different diameters. For a cone a number of discs (21-28) are constructed of gradually increasing diameters. Each disc within the cone may be formed in various ways using triangular segments, semi-circles, parallel segments.

Lehr- und Lernbaukasten

Manipulable interactive devices

EDUCATIONAL DEVICE

Alphabet block books

COMBINATORY ELEMENT GAME FOR COVERING SURFACES WITH VARIOUS ASPECTS, PARTICULARLY TO BE USED AS A GAME OR A SURFACE COVERING

TEACHING TOOLS FOR LEARNING

Training toy blocks

Training toy blocks have each a block body of the shape capable of representing the alphabetical letter in three-dimensions. The block body is provided with a conversion member simulating part of the object to be identified by the word using the letter as the first letter of the word. The conversion member is coupled to the block body in such a way that the former is movable relative to the latter between two positions one being the position forming the alphabetical letter and the other being the position forming the object.

Tessilinx

TRAINING TOY ALPHABET BLOCKS

WORD LEARNING DEVICE, INTERACTIVE LEARNING SYSTEM AND WORD LEARNING PROGRAM

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable not only a healthy person, but also a person who rather has difficulty in reading and writing to securely learn words without the need for an operation to repeatedly write words on a notebook. SOLUTION: When a user designates a word to be learned, a CPU 110 reads respective segmental phoneme string data stored in accordance with the designated word and segmental phonogram string data corresponding thereto out of a word table TBL, arranges the phoneme string and phonogram string so that their array directions are parallel to a first direction, and displays them on the screen of a display part 120 so that the center of the phoneme string in the array direction and the center of the phonogram string in the array direction are disposed on the same straight line in a direction orthogonal to the first direction. When a segmental phoneme string is designated through a user's operation, segmental speech data corresponding to the segmental phoneme string is read out ...

Construction kit for forming characters

A construction kit for forming characters has a rectangular basic element, a basic element in the form of a square, on each of whose two opposite sides a quarter-circle is directly attached, a basic element in the form of a rectangle, on one side of which a quarter-circle is directly attached, and a basic element in the form of a square, on one side of which two quarter-circles are directly attached.

Animated finger puppet

Educational apparatus with planar elements

PUZZLE TRIDIMENSIONNEL A CUBES DEPLACABLES PAR GRAVITE

LE PRESENT ADDITIF CONCERNE UN PUZZLE TRIDIMENSIONNEL DANS LEQUEL LA CROIX CENTRALE EST COMPOSEE DE SIX CUBES, CHACUN D'EUX ETANT MUNI D'UN PION DE POSITIONNEMENT 1 VENANT S'ENGAGER LIBREMENT DANS UN DES SIX TROUS 2 AMENAGES DANS LE CUBE CENTRAL. UN DISPOSITIF DE BLOCAGE EST EN OUTRE PREVU POUR IMMOBILISER LES CUBES. IL EST COMPOSE D'UNE PIECE PLATE 4 POUVANT ETRE INTRODUITE A TRAVERS UNE FENTE DE LA BOITE ET VENANT S'ENGAGER DANS UN LOGEMENT 3 AMENAGE DANS UN CUBE DE LA CROIX. LA BOITE EST REALISEE PAR COLLAGE DE DEUX DEMI-BOITES IDENTIQUES AYANT LA FORME DE DIEDRES.

Three-dimensional puzzle of mobile cubes - has set of small cubes forming larger cube which are moved into required position by tilting main cube

COLLECTION OF 144 (HUNDRED AND FORTY-FOUR) CARDS

COMBINATORY ELEMENT GAME FOR COVERING SURFACES WITH VARIOUS ASPECTS, PARTICULARLY TO BE USED AS A GAME OR A SURFACE COVERING

Modular display of tessellated tiles

A modular display comprises a plurality of first tiles (12) of a first shape and a plurality of second tiles of a second shape (14). The first (12) and second tiles (14) are complimentary in shape so that they may be tessellated to cover a surface. The tiles are adapted to receive indicia thereon. Preferably the tiles are dry wipe. It is also preferred that the first tiles (12) take an octagonal shape, and the second tiles (14) are square in shape. Additionally, it is desired that the tiles are provided with releasable securing means in the form of; double sided tape, or hook and loop fasteners, or magnetic means.

Teaching Apparatus, e.g. for Maths, Question and Answers, and Writing

Three different teaching apparatus are disclosed. In a first embodiment, the apparatus comprises a master strip 10 having a plurality of equally sized sections, and a plurality of operation strips 14, the operations strips having lengths which correspond to an integer number of the equally sized sections of the master strip. The operation strips are arranged in use to be placed adjacent the master strip in order to teach mathematical functions. The sections of the master strip may be numbered e.g. from zero, and a stop portion 13 may be provided below the first section. In a second embodiment (Figs 5, 6) the teaching apparatus comprises a first page and a second underlying page. The first page contains one or more questions and adjacent to each question a cut away portion 54 in which the answer is written. The second page is arranged to receive the answers written at the cutaway portion and contains the questions and their answers so that the given answer can be checked. In a third embodiment ...

Identification kit

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TEACHING READING

Training aid of criminal procedure law

Show board that education and teaching used

The utility model discloses a show board that education and teaching used, including base, telescopic link, frame assembly and magnetic sheet, the return pulley is installed to the bottom of base, and the upper portion welding of base has the telescopic link, and the telescopic link top is connected through pivot and frame assembly, the frame assembly includes collateral branch fagging, gear, pivot, chain, peg and link plate, the collateral branch fagging has two, and two relative settings of collateral branch fagging parallel set up two gears from top to bottom every collateral branch fagging inboard, two corresponding settings in gear positions that the collateral branch fagging is inboard, and two gears that are located the below are connected through a pivot that link up and two collateral branch faggings rotations, are located two gears of below and the pivot fixed connection who link up, and two gears that are located the top respectively are connected through the collateral branch ...

PUZZLE TRIDIMENSIONNEL A CUBES DEPLACABLES PAR GRAVITE

LE PUZZLE COMPREND 26 CUBES ENFERMES DANS UNE BOITE CUBIQUE A PAROIS TRANSPARENTES : 19 CUBES MOBILES AUTOUR D'UNE CROIX TRIDIMENSIONNELLE COMPOSEE DE 7 CUBES FIXES. LES CUBES SONT DE TROIS COULEURS DIFFERENTES : BLEUE, JAUNE ET ROUGE. LES CUBES BLEUS ET ROUGES SONT NUMEROTES DE 1 A 9. LE CUBE MANQUANT PEUT ETRE SOIT UN CUBE JAUNE, SOIT UN DES CUBES MARQUES 1. L'OBJET DU PUZZLE EST, APRES AVOIR BROUILLE LE JEU, DE PLACER LES CUBES BLEUS ET ROUGES DANS L'ORDRE NUMERIQUE DANS LES FACES DE LA BOITE REPEREES PAR LES CUBES BLEU ET ROUGE CENTRAUX MARQUES 5 QUI SONT FIXES. LES CUBES PEUVENT EGALEMENT PRESENTER DES FACES DE COULEUR DIFFERENTE ET FORMER UN GRAND CUBE A 6 FACES DE COULEUR DIFFERENTE. L'INVENTION EST UTILISABLE PRINCIPALEMENT DANS LE DOMAINE DES JEUX EDUCATIFS, DES PUZZLES POUR ADULTES ET DE LA PUBLICITE.

Manipulable Interactive Devices

Manually manipulable objects, such as blocks, are adapted to present a selectively changeable, processor-controlled individual characterization to a user. Following user manipulation and sensed interaction between processor-controlled characterizations on proximately located interacting objects (in FIG. 4), sensory responses are generated and output based on proximity and relative position of similar objects and the individual characterization presented on and by those similar objects at the time of their interaction.

PLAY IMPLEMENT FOR TEACHING MATERIAL

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a play implement for teaching material which enables a user to memorize, with pleasure like playing cards, chemical symbols used in chemistry and difficult and troublesome to memorize, and which enables the manufacturing cost thereof to be significantly reduced. SOLUTION: The play implement 1 for teaching material comprises: a plate-like first member 10 and a plate-like second member 20; and a connector 30 freely attachably and detachably fixing the first member 10 and the second member 20. On the surface 11 of the first member 10, a chemical symbol 12 is shown. On the rear face 21 of the second member 20, the name 22 of the chemical symbol 12 is shown. Further, on the rear face 13 of the first member 10 and the surface 23 of the second member 20, an explanatory text 2 comprising the atomic number 3 of the chemical symbol 12, usage 4, and description 5 is indicated. The play implement is formed of thinned wood 6. The play implement may be formed of cardboard ...

Würfelsatz für Lehr- und Lernspiele

Elementarbaukästen als therapeutisches Arbeitsgerät

Finger Puppet

The invention provides a finger puppet comprising a finger stall (30) formed of a resilient material and having a generally tubular configuration with a base area (31) extending generally parallel to the axis of the finger stall on the outer surface thereof. A plurality of inter-changeable human or animal facial head parts (33 to 37), each comprising a portion adapted to be secured to said base area by mutually engaging spigot and bore arrangements is also provided whereby each of said head parts is additionally spatially located on said base area by abutment with a portion of an adjacent head part. The arrangement allows the finger stall to be articulated to provide animation of the features.

Phonics cubes

The present invention utilizes the cooperation between vowel letter surfaces 12 on vowel cubes 10 and the letter surfaces 22 on consonant cubes 20 to provide an aid for spelling practice. A serial vowel area 111 and a serial consonant area 211 on the single vowel cube 10 and on the single consonant cube 20 could help users swiftly find the letters on faces that are hidden from view. Serial numbers 110,210 on each of the single vowel cubes 10 and on each of the single consonant cubes 20 enable speedy placement in a frame housing the set of cubes.

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TEACHING SCIENCE CONCEPTS

A method and apparatus enable a teacher to teach science to a young student using the student's existing life experience acquired knowledge and skill set. A sensory physical activity relating to a concept to be taught is designed for the student to witness and perform in order to provide a sensory experience that is embedded in the brain, the student thereby learning the concept which later can be used to learn a scientific principle. Details of the activity steps are documented for use by the teacher to provide a source for the demonstration and explanation of the activity. An apparatus is provided with various implements with which the principles can be demonstrated.

Educational toy number stacking blocks

The present invention includes a set of stacking blocks designed to resemble the Arabic numerals 1-10. Each number block is height proportional to its value, and they can be stacked vertically. This feature allows students to see the relationship between numbers, and discover math concepts as they stack or play.

Animated finger puppet

The invention provides a finger puppet comprising a finger stall (30) formed of a resilient material and having a generally tubular configuration with a base area (31) extending generally parallel to the axis of the finger stall on the outer surface thereof. A plurality of inter-changeable human or animal facial head parts (33 to 37), each comprising a portion adapted to be secured to said base area by mutually engaging spigot and bore arrangements is also provided whereby each of said head parts is additionally spatially located on said base area by abutment with a portion of an adjacent head part. The arrangement allows the finger stall to be articulated to provide animation of the features.

Educational and amusement device

Hand and brain coordination training apparatus

ALPHABET BLOCK BOOKS

A series of books (2) having indicia (18) printed on the outside (4) thereof which cooperate when employed as building blocks, is disclosed to function as an educational tool.

Figure plate set

The present invention provides a figure plate set (10) for learning that comprises a first triangular plate (1) that has an isosceles triangular shape having an apex angle of 108° and base angles of 36°; and a second triangular plate (2) that has an isosceles triangular shape having an apex angle of 36° and base angles of 72°, wherein a length of isosceles sides (7, 8) of the first triangular plate (1) is same as a length of isosceles sides (14, 15) or a bottom side (16) of the second triangular plate (2), and a new triangular shape can be formed by combining the first triangular plate (1) and the second triangular plate (2).

APPARATUS TO SIMULATE DRIVING A LAND VÉHICLE

Apparatus for use in teaching a language

An apparatus 10 for teaching a language comprising a plurality of blocks 18, a collapsible container, and one or more support members 18a, 18b, 18c, each block having one or more indicia displayed thereon. The collapsible container comprises a base panel 12, and first 16a, second 16b, third 16c and fourth 16d side panels, the side panels being independently hingedly connected to the base panel 12. Co-operating releasable fastening means 20a, 22a, 24a, 26 are provided on the panels, enabling the panels to be assembled and releasably held in the shape of a cube or cuboid. The blocks 18 may be stacked within the collapsible container in a number of layers, with one of the support members 18a, 18b, 18c being disposed beneath each layer. A top panel 14 may be hingedly connected to one of the side panels and may have a releasable fastening means 24 to releasably connect it to the side panel opposite the side panel to which it is hingedly connected.

Method of changing processor-generated individual characterizations presented on multiple interacting processor-controlled objects

Processor-controlled objects, such as inter-communicating processor-controlled blocks, are adapted to present changeable individual characterizations to a user. A user manipulating the objects can cause, over time, a designated object to inherit characterizations and properties from other interacting objects to permit scalability in a set of such objects. The communication of individual characterization between interacting objects allows generation of sensory responses (in a response generator of a specific object or otherwise in a response generator associated with at least one other similar objects) based on proximity, relative position and the individual characterization presented on and by those interacting objects at the time of interaction. In this way, a set of objects has vastly extended interactive capabilities since each object is capable of dynamically taking on different characterizations arising from a meaningful combination of properties from different conjoined objects.

Literacy system

A literacy system provides teaching for reading and writing skills. In one embodiment, the literacy system may include exercises for teaching visual sequencing, motor skills, phonology, semantics, syntax, and text. The literacy system may have a pre-reading section, which includes exercises for developing visual sequencing skills and motor skills prior to teaching the skills of reading and writing words.

Method And System For Acquisition Of Literacy

A computer-implemented method for enabling a child to learn to read, including maintaining a data store with information that characterizes the reading capabilities of children, receiving a stream of sensor data from one or more input devices, the sensor data representing the speech of a person speaking, the person being either an adult or a child, or a sequence of scenes, identifying a meaningful utterance or a meaningful scene from the stream of sensor data, representing the meaningful utterance or meaningful scene in written text using words and grammar appropriate to the reading level of the child, based on information stored in the data store, providing the output text to a display device for presentation to the child, and receiving user feedback.

Personalized animated storybook and related methods

An animated, personalized storybook. This storybook utilizes pictures of a child or other subject which are provided by the purchaser of the storybook to provide for a personalized experience in the storybook. As the storybook is electronic, not only can the storybook provide for personalized images, it can animate those images to provide for a more interactive reading experience. Specifically, in an embodiment, not only are the stock or other characters animated, but the child themselves appears in an animated fashion and they can be shown directly interacting with the other action in the story allowing for a very personalized and immersive reading experience.

COMPUTER AIDED SYSTEM FOR TEACHING READING

A method of teaching reading includes displaying, by an application executing on a computing device, a singing exercise configured to allow a user to sing along as a song is played. Lyrics of the song are displayed as the song plays, thus allowing the user to read the lyrics as the user sings along to the song. An audio input is monitored as the song is played. A score representing how accurately the audio input matches the song is calculated. The score is provided to the user. The method calculates the user's vocal range and uses that vocal range in generating a score. 1. A method of teaching reading comprising:determining a user's vocal range;displaying, by an application executing on a computing device, a singing exercise on a display, the singing exercise configured to allow a user to sing along as a song is played;displaying, by the application executing on the computing device, on the display, lyrics of the song as the song is played, thus allowing the user to read the lyrics as the user sings along to the song;monitoring, by the application executing on a computing device, an audio input as the song is played;computing a pitch tracking indicator from the audio input;displaying the pitch tracking indicator on the display within a target pitch area whereby the target pitch area is transposed into a key corresponding to the user's vocal range;calculating, by the application executing on the computing device, a score representing how accurately the audio input matches the song; andproviding, by the application executing on the computing device, the score of how accurately the audio input matches the song.2. The method of further comprising:calculating, by the application executing on the computing device, the score representing how accurately in time and in rhythm the audio input matches the song.3. The method of further comprising:displaying the pitch tracking indicator on the display, whereby the pitch tracking indicator visually appears within the target pitch ...

Methods and Systems for Tracking Words to be Mastered

A method for tracking words to be mastered includes transmitting, by a first computing device, to a second computing device, a word for reading by a user of the second computing device. The method includes receiving, by the first computing device, from the second computing device, an indication that the user requested assistance with sight-reading the word. The method includes adding, by the first computing device, the word to an enumeration of words the user has not mastered. The method includes providing, by the first computing device, to an instructor of the user, the enumeration of words the user has not mastered.

Method of Teaching Reading and Spelling With a Progressive Interlocking Correlative System

The invention teaches students all of the graphic representations of phonemes and orthography using a series of word charts (covering over 18,000 independent words) and integrated program materials. The graphic representations of phonemes are presented to a student according to the frequency of use in words and in the language, and the progressive dependence of one set of graphic representations of phonemes on another. The teaching methods of this invention provide a system for learning how to decode and encode as interchangeable skills. Thus, the student learns to reason out the sounds and spelling of thousands of words. Integrated program learning materials provide mnemonic devices to reinforce the learning in a systematic way. 1. A method for teaching decoding of words comprising the steps of:providing word charts of graphic representations of phonemes and phoneme clusters in an order based on a hierarchy of progressive levels of difficulty of function and a hierarchy of frequency of use of said graphic representations of phonemes and phoneme clusters, said hierarchies including increasing levels of complexity of one sound to many orthographic patterns or many sounds to one orthographic pattern; andteaching the categorized graphic representation of phonemes and phoneme clusters to students utilizing information-laden mnemonic devices including at least one of pictures, icons, cards, puppets, models, an audio cassette, a compact disk, and an interactive computer device in an order determined by said word charts, whereby said phonemes and phoneme clusters are introduced to students using said information-laded mnemonic devices according to said increasing levels of complexity of said phonemes and phoneme clusters in said word charts where each new phoneme or phoneme cluster, after an initial phoneme or phoneme cluster, is introduced to students using, in a building block fashion, word charts including words made up of phonemes or phoneme clusters that have already ...

PROVIDING AN UNINTERRUPTED READING EXPERIENCE

An uninterrupted reading experience can be provided by calculating a vocabulary level for a user in a first language and comparing difficulty levels of words within a document in the first language to the vocabulary level of the user in the first language. Each word of the document having a difficulty level that exceeds the vocabulary level of the user in the first language can be selected. 1. A method , comprising:calculating a vocabulary level for a user in a first language;comparing, using a processor, difficulty levels of words within a document in the first language to the vocabulary level of the user in the first language; andselecting each word of the document having a difficulty level that exceeds the vocabulary level of the user in the first language.2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:visually distinguishing each selected word from non-selected words while displaying the document.3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:displaying a paraphrased version of a selected word, wherein the paraphrased version is in the first language and has a difficulty level not exceeding the vocabulary level of the user.4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the user has a vocabulary level in a second language that is different from the first language claim 1 , the method further comprising:displaying a paraphrased version of a selected word, wherein the paraphrased version is in the second language and has a difficulty level in the second language not exceeding the vocabulary level of the user in the second language.5. A method claim 1 , comprising:calculating a vocabulary level for a first user in a first language;determining a difficulty level for each of a plurality of words within a document in the first language;comparing, using a processor, the difficulty level of words in the document to the vocabulary level of the first user; andselecting each word having a difficulty level that exceeds the vocabulary level of the first user for the first language.6. The ...

WAN

WAN is a child friendly educational card game that can be used to teach the concepts of trigonometric functions and identities or can be played as a simple card game by anyone over seven years old. The game uses all six basic trigonometric functions and their squares. These trigonometric functions are represented by various shapes and colors on the cards. Mathematical operations are determined by how the cards are placed. The game is played by creating card hands representing functions and operations that equal the number one. These card hands are called WAN hands. 1. A system for teaching mathematics , comprising:a plurality of elements wherein the elements are representative of mathematical functions;a plurality of rules for combining at least two of the elements wherein the rules for combining at least two of the elements are representative of mathematical operations; and,whereby the plurality of rules for combining at least two of the elements result in combinations representative of mathematical functions and mathematical identities.2. The system for teaching mathematics of wherein the plurality of elements is further comprised of a plurality of playing cards.3. The system for teaching mathematics of wherein the plurality of playing cards is further comprised of at least one card representative of each of the following mathematical functions: sin(θ) claim 2 , sin(θ) claim 2 , cos(θ) claim 2 , cos(θ) claim 2 , sec(θ) claim 2 , sec(θ) claim 2 , csc(θ) claim 2 , csc(θ) claim 2 , tan(θ) claim 2 , tan(θ) claim 2 , cot(θ) claim 2 , and cot(θ).4. The system for teaching mathematics of wherein the plurality of playing cards is comprised of green cards claim 3 , red cards claim 3 , and red and green cards; at least one card with a green ellipse on a white background representing the sin(θ) function;', {'sup': '2', 'at least one card with two green ellipses on a white background representing the sin(θ) function;'}, 'at least one card with a white ellipse on a green ...

Learning Edition

A method of rapidly learning the meaning of unfamiliar words and concepts in all forms of reading material.

MATH GAME

A math game using a deck of playing cards and a set of randomly generated numbers. In one embodiment, a method of playing includes dealing each player a set of cards from a deck of cards. Each card from the deck is marked with either a numerical operand or an arithmetic operator as indicia. Players alternate turns by rolling a set of dice to generate a set of numbers. During each turn, each player discards one or more cards among the player's set of cards by placing the one or more cards onto a discard pile corresponding to an outcome of a mathematical operation performed on the set of numbers. 1. A method of playing a math game among n players comprising:dealing each player a set of cards from a deck of cards, each card from the deck marked with either a numerical operand or an arithmetic operator as indicia,alternating turns among the n players, each turn comprising rolling a set of dice to generate a set of numbers,during each turn, each player discards one or more cards among the player's set of cards by placing the one or more cards onto a discard pile corresponding to an outcome of a mathematical operation performed on the set of numbers.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the numerical operand marked on one of the cards discarded is a number equal to the outcome of the mathematical operation.3. The method of claim 1 , wherein two or more cards each containing numerical operands are combined by one of the players to read as a single number equal to the outcome of the mathematical operation.4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the discarded cards from a player's set is a combination of two or more cards with a numerical operand and one of the cards with an arithmetic operator claim 1 , the combination of which forms a mathematical expression whose outcome is equal to the outcome of the mathematical operation performed on the set of numbers.5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the outcome comprises a sum claim 1 , a difference claim 1 , a product claim 1 , or a ...

BOOK ASSEMBLY WITH SLIDER-ACTIVATED SWITCH

A book assembly with a track, a slider, and a switch. The slider is visible and can be slid along the track by a user such as a child. The switch is activated by moving the slider in the track. Activating the switch plays a sound or lights a light. 1. A book assembly , comprising:a page;a track within the page;a slider translatable along the track;a switch positioned adjacent to the track; anda mechanism to actuate the switch upon translation of the slider along the track.2. The book assembly of wherein the page is the cover of the book assembly.3. The book assembly of claim 1 , further comprising a front cover claim 1 , a back cover claim 1 , and a plurality of pages.4. The book assembly of wherein the track is wide enough to accommodate a fingertip therein.5. The book assembly of claim 1 , further comprising a window in the page.6. The book assembly of wherein a portion of the slider is visible in the window in at least one position of the slider along the track.7. The book assembly of wherein a background is visible in the window such that the slider claim 5 , when translated along the track claim 5 , passes in front of a portion of the background.8. The book assembly of wherein the switch is a membrane switch.9. The book assembly of wherein the track has more than two endpoints.10. The book assembly of claim 1 , further comprising means for returning the slider to a home position.11. A book claim 1 , comprising:at least one page having a lower layer and an upper layer;a slot in the upper layer defining a travel path;a slider movable in the slot, the slider having an engagement portion for engaging and moving the slider relative to the slot;a switch triggered by operation of the slider; anda user feedback component activated by the switch.12. The book of claim 11 , further comprising a middle layer between the lower layer and the upper layer and a channel in the middle layer substantially aligned with the slot claim 11 , such that the slider is movable within the ...

EDUCATIONAL CONSTRUCTION SYSTEM USING RECTANGULAR BASIC ELEMENT AND DERIVATIVES

The system herein disclosed and claimed is an educational construction system. 1. A system comprising:a planar rectangular basic element having two longer sides, two shorter sides and thickness;each of said two longer sides has two slots containing no material and extending toward the center of said basic element perpendicularly from each of said two longer sides;each of said two shorter sides has one slot containing no material and extending toward the center of said basic element perpendicularly from each of said two shorter sides;each of said slots has essentially the same slot length and slot width;said same slot width is equal to or greater than said thickness.2. A system as in further comprising:said same slot length is less than one fourth of said shorter side length diminished by said thickness.3. A system as in further comprising:said one slot on each of said two shorter slides is located essentially centered along said shorter side;said two slots on each of said two longer sides is located symmetrically with the center of said longer side and each displaced from said center by essentially half of the total of two times the length of said shorter side diminished by four times said slot length.4. A system as in further comprising:a derivative element of said planar rectangular element that is essentially a portion of said rectangular element whose dimensions and slot sizes and positions correspond to said planar rectangular element.5. A system as in further comprising:a derivative having at least one side whose one or more slots are sized and positioned to correspond to those of said planar rectangular element. This invention is associated with educational systems.An educational game aimed at exploring three-dimensional construction using playing-card-sized elements was first sold in the U.S. in 1952. Like playing cards, the building elements are rectangular in shape and feature six slots, four on each of the two longer sides, and two on the shorter sides. ...

Kid Garden Phonics

This reading program was created from a previous kinesthetic reading program created by the same author. In the previous reading program, large motor movements were added to the phonics process, which is to link the visual letter with the audio sound in the learner's mind. The large motor movements helped even three and four year olds remember their phonics sounds. This program taught all the sounds in order of frequency of use. It was copyrighted as Early Childhood Kinesthetic Learning: Kid Garden Curriculum 2008 (Registration Number TXu 1-616-272 Jan. 28, 2008). The reading program has been changed sufficiently to need a patent on the new method. The additions of American Sign Language signs for the letters along with the original kinesthetic movements are in the new program for each letter-sound connection.

ILLUSTRATED PHONICS BOARD

An illustrated phonics board is provided offering a simplified language learning system using visuals, and moving selectors that are easily manipulated to form simple words. To use, the operator chooses letters from three moving selectors to form a three letter word that shows within a target window. The art on the board provides readily available visual prompts, a quick reference to letters and their phonetic sounds for beginning readers. 1. A learning tool comprising an illustrated phonics board comprising:a panel having a front and a back, wherein the front comprises a window and a plurality of phonemes having an illustrative pronouncing symbol for each phoneme;at least three movable selectors comprising a first consonant selector comprising a plurality of consonants arranged in a first direction, a second consonant selector comprising a plurality of consonants arranged in a second direction, and a vowel selector, wherein moving the first consonant selector, the second consonant selector, and the vowel selector relative to one another displays selected consonants and selected vowels in the panel window to form a word.2. The learning tool of claim 1 , wherein the panel further comprises at least two slits.3. The learning tool of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of phonemes comprises vowel phonemes and consonant phonemes and a separation element is disposed between the vowel phonemes and the consonant phonemes.4. The learning tool of claim 1 , wherein the vowel selector is a strip.5. The learning tool of claim 1 , wherein the first consonant selector is a rotating circular flat plane.6. The learning tool of claim 5 , wherein the second consonant selector is a rotating circular flat plane.7. The learning tool of claim 6 , wherein the first consonant selector can be rotated to display a first consonant in a first position in the window claim 6 , wherein the second consonant can be rotated to display a second consonant in a second position in the window claim 6 , and ...

Game system and method for learning mathematics

A method of playing a learning game having game pieces with a playing face divided into first and second sections, the first section displaying a first number and the second section displaying the first number, a mathematical operation, and a second number, the method including taking turns to place a game piece on a playing surface adjacent a game piece already on the playing surface in which a numeric value of the first number in the first section of the game piece or the numeric value of the result of the mathematical operation in the second section is equal to a numeric value of a first or second section of the game piece already on the playing surface that is not adjacent another game piece.

TONGUE TWISTER GAME AND METHOD OF PLAY

A game and a method for playing an educational game for teaching players speech quality improvement comprising: providing at least one player with a twist card; picking a player to start the game; a current player drawing a tongue twister card; speaking the text of the tongue twister card by the current player; and collecting a game point if the tongue twister text is spoken correctly and the drawing of at least one twist card by the current player. The game may continue with a next player repeating the above steps. 1. A method for playing an educational game for teaching players speech quality improvement comprising:a. providing at least one player with a twist card;b. picking a player to start the game;c. drawing a tongue twister card for each player when it is the player's turn; the tongue twister card having a text of a tongue twister presented on a surface thereof;d. the player speaking the text of the tongue twister card; ande. collecting a game point if the tongue twister text is spoken correctly and drawing at least one twist card.2. The method for playing an educational game of claim 1 , further comprising:playing a twist card, wherein the twist card comprises a persona card, the persona card providing an identity for a persona, wherein the player speaks the tongue twister text according to an attribute of the persona.3. The method for playing an educational game of claim 1 , further comprising:playing a twist card, wherein the twist card comprises an offense action card, the offense action card providing an additional condition for an opponent to execute in order to collect a game point.4. The method for playing an educational game of claim 3 , further comprising:the opponent performing the additional condition specified on the offense action card.5. The method for playing an educational game of claim 1 , further comprising:playing a twist card, wherein the twist card comprises a defense action card, the defense action card specifying an additional ...

COMPUTERIZED SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CATEGORIZING STUDENT RESPONSES AND USING THEM TO UPDATE A STUDENT MODEL DURING LINGUISTIC EDUCATION

Computer-based systems and methods support linguistic education between a tutor and a student using mobile computing devices with touchscreen user interfaces for both that allow the tutor to deliver lesson prompts and monitor in real-time, on his/her mobile device, responses made by the student on the student's mobile device. The linguistic lessons can be quickly created and individualized for each student, based on statistical estimates of student knowledge of each concept in the appropriate scope and sequence. The planned lesson may then be downloaded onto the tutor's mobile device for delivery in a tutoring session. The tutor uses the touchscreen interface of the tutor mobile device to select concept prompts in the downloaded lesson. These prompts can then be displayed on the student's input device. The student may use an input component of the student mobile device to enter a response that is then transmitted back to the tutor mobile device. The student may also answer orally. The tutor, through the touchscreen interface of the tutor mobile device, records correctness and the required hint level for each student response given during a lesson. These records can then be uploaded to the host computer system and used to update a Student Model after the lesson is complete. After it is updated, the Student Model can be used to plan the next lesson for that student. 1. A linguistic education system for a tutor to provide linguistic instruction to a student , the linguistic education system comprising:a host server system that comprises one or more servers; anda tutor mobile computing device that is remote from and in communication with the host server system via a data network, [ comprise a student model database that stores a student model for the student, wherein the student model for the student indicates, for each of a plurality of linguistic concepts, a likelihood that the student knows the linguistic concept;', 'is programmed to generate a lesson plan for a ...

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MEASURING READING PERFORMANCE

The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for measuring reading performance. 1. A computer implemented method comprising:generating a reading performance model comprising a set of reading parameters based on baseline reading performance data and/or baseline oculomotor control data, wherein the reading performance model provides an estimated reading performance for an individual;determining one or more stimulus parameters for a reading test based on the set of reading parameters, wherein the test is administered to the individual to assess the reading performance for the individual;controlling an administration of the reading test to the individual based on the one or more stimulus parameters;receiving reading performance data characterizing one or more responses made by the individual in the reading test, and eye movement data characterizing eye movements made by the individual during the reading test;updating the set of reading parameters of the reading performance model based on the reading performance data and the eye movement data to update the estimated reading performance for the individual; andrepeating the generating, the controlling, the receiving and the updating according to a criterion to refine the estimated reading performance for the individual for a plurality of subsequent administrations of the reading test.2. The computer implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the reading performance model is one of a parametric behavior model claim 1 , a non-parametric behavior model claim 1 , and a combination thereof.3. The computer implemented method of claim 2 , further comprising generating a prior joint probability density function for all reading parameters of the reading performance model.4. The computer implemented method of claim 3 , wherein the probability density function is one of an uninformative prior corresponding to a uniform distribution claim 3 , a weakly informative prior claim 3 , and an informative prior.6. The computer ...

Math-wars card game

A math-wars card game includes play area and at least two players. Number cards each identify single number from different numbers such that there is at least one number card for each number. Operator cards each identify single mathematical operator from different operators such that there is at least one operator card for each operator. To begin play, in first of successive battles, at least three number cards are laid in row on play area with respective numbers exposed and one fewer number of operator cards are laid between corresponding consecutive laid number cards with respective operators exposed such that exposed numbers and operators present unsolved mathematical equation. Winner of first battle is determined as player first providing correct solution to equation. All laid cards from first battle are given to winner. Consecutive battles are continued until one player holds predetermined number of number and operator cards or number cards. 1. A method of playing a math-wars card game comprising steps of:providing a play area of said game;providing at least two players to play said game;providing a set of number cards each of which identifies a single number from a plurality of different numbers such that there is at least one of said number cards for each of said numbers;providing a set of operator cards each of which identifies a single mathematical operator from a plurality of different mathematical operators such that there is at least one of said operator cards for each of said mathematical operators;beginning play of said game by, in a first of a plurality of successive battles of said game, laying in a row on said play area at least three of said number cards with said respective numbers exposed and one fewer number of said operator cards between corresponding consecutive ones of said laid number cards with said respective mathematical operators exposed such that said exposed numbers and mathematical operators present an unsolved mathematical equation; ...

MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM

A computer implemented method includes reproducing first content activating a first site of a user brain, the first content being associated with a learning target item to be learned by the user, reproducing second content activating a second site of the user brain, the second content being associated with the learning target item, presenting a question about the learning target item after the first content and the second content are reproduced, and presenting a correct answer to the question. 1. A computer implemented method , comprising:reproducing first content activating a first site of a user brain, the first content being associated with a learning target item to be learned by the user;reproducing second content activating a second site of the user brain, the second content being associated with the learning target item;presenting a question about the learning target item after the first content and the second content are reproduced; andpresenting a correct answer to the question.2. The method according to claim 1 , whereinthe first site is an amygdala, andthe second site is a hippocampus.3. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising reproducing third content facilitating release of dopamine in a ventral tegmental area of the user brain during a period from when the question is presented to when the correct answer is presented claim 1 , or after the correct answer is presented claim 1 , or both during and after the period.4. The method according to claim 1 , whereinthe first content includes an image associated with the learning target item, andreproducing the first content includes reproducing the image so that the user does not visually cognize the image and the user is stimulated without conscious awareness.5. The method according to claim 1 , whereinthe first content includes a sound associated with the learning target item, andreproducing the first content includes reproducing the sound so that the user does not aurally cognize the sound and the ...

EDUCATION AND RECREATION TOOL

An education and recreation tool, comprising a main body () in shape of a board or any cube, with one or more cutouts (--, etc) formed on at least one surface of the main body; a plurality of couples of puzzle pieces (--, etc), wherein each couple of puzzle pieces are formed properly in order to be put fittingly into one or more cutouts on the main body, and each couple of the puzzle pieces consists of one upper puzzle piece and one lower puzzle piece in similar shape and size; and at least one character or image is provided on the top surface of each upper puzzle piece and at least one image or character is provided on the top surface of each lower puzzle piece to illustrate or explain the character or image on the top surface of the respective upper puzzle piece in the same couple is provided. 1. An education and recreation tool , comprising:a main body having one or more cutouts formed in any shape and size on at least one surface of the main body;a plurality of couples of puzzle pieces, wherein each couple of puzzle pieces are formed properly in order to be put fittingly into one or more cutouts on the main body, and each couple consists of one upper puzzle piece and one lower puzzle piece in similar shape and size; andat least one character or image provided on the top surface of each upper puzzle piece and at least one image or character provided on the top surface of each lower puzzle piece to illustrate or explain the character or image on the top surface of the respective upper puzzle piece in the same couple.2. The education and recreation tool according to claim 1 , wherein each couple of puzzle pieces and respective cutout are shaped and sized properly thereby each couple of puzzle pieces can be put fittingly into only one respective cutout on the main body.3. The education and recreation tool according to claim 1 , wherein at least one custom tab and/or custom recess is provided on some or all of the puzzle pieces so that a custom tab of one puzzle ...

FIGURE PLATE SET

The present invention provides a figure plate set for learning that comprises a first triangular plate () having an angle of 45°, an angle of 45°, and an angle of 90° and a second triangular plate () having an angle of 30°, an angle of 60°, and an angle of 90°. A length of one of two orthogonal sides () of the first triangular plate () is same as a length of one of two orthogonal sides () of the second triangular plate. A new triangular shape can be formed by combining the first triangular plate () and the second triangular plate ().

BOARD GAMES TO PROMOTE SPEECH AND LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT

The invention relates to devices and methods designed to promote speech and language development and, in particular, learning upper and lower case letters, shapes, colors, numbers and phonemes to improve articulation. Phonemes, which form one of the basic building blocks of speech, are distinguishing speech sounds that differentiate one word from another, e.g. the sounds “d” and “t” in the words “bid” and “bit” and are the smallest phonetic units that can carry meaning. 1. A device for promoting speech and language development among young children comprisinga game board,magnetic pieces,cards,number box, andplastic shapes.2. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the magnetic pieces represent lower and upper case letters claim 1 , shapes claim 1 , colors claim 1 , numbers and phonemes.3. The device according to claim 1 , wherein a board game comprises a board that is assembled from magnetic pieces into a shape of phonemes.4. The device according to wherein the device is used for learning upper and lower case letters claim 1 , primary and secondary colors claim 1 , numbers and phonemes in order to improve articulation claim 1 , for practicing target phoneme(s) claim 1 , to improve articulation of young children claim 1 , to learn shapes including circle claim 1 , square claim 1 , triangle claim 1 , oval claim 1 , trapezoid claim 1 , hexagon claim 1 , octagon claim 1 , and to learn the alphabet claim 1 , upper case letters on the front claim 1 , and lower case letters on the back of each board.5. A method of promoting speech and language development among young children claim 1 , including steps ofletters identification,verbal label of letters,pronunciation of letters,recognition of letters sound at the beginning and/or at the end of single words, consonant-vowel-consonant sound sequences, including words like cat, can, and fun.6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the board game has the initial claim 5 , medial claim 5 , and final level.7. The method of claim 5 , ...

FIGURE PLATE SET

The present invention provides a figure plate set () for learning that comprises a first triangular plate () that has an isosceles triangular shape having an apex angle of 108° and base angles of 36°; and a second triangular plate () that has an isosceles triangular shape having an apex angle of 36° and base angles of 72°, wherein a length of isosceles sides () of the first triangular plate () is same as a length of isosceles sides () or a bottom side () of the second triangular plate (), and a new triangular shape can be formed by combining the first triangular plate () and the second triangular plate (). 1. A figure plate set for learning , comprising:a first triangular plate that has an isosceles triangular shape having an apex angle of 108° and base angles of 36°; anda second triangular plate that has an isosceles triangular shape having an apex angle of 36° and base angles of 72°, whereina length of isosceles sides of the first triangular plate is same as a length of isosceles sides or a bottom side of the second triangular plate,a new triangular shape can be formed by combining the first triangular plate and the second triangular plate, andan indicator indicating a similar triangle or another indicator of a regular pentagon is indicated on at least one of the first triangular plate and the second triangular plate.2. A figure plate set for learning , comprising:a first triangular plate that has an isosceles triangular shape having an apex angle of 108° and base angles of 36°; anda second triangular plate that has an isosceles triangular shape having an apex angle of 36° and base angles of 72°, whereina length of isosceles sides of the first triangular plate is same as a length of isosceles sides or a bottom side of the second triangular plate,a new triangular shape can be formed by combining the first triangular plate and the second triangular plate,a plate member having a circular concave portion and a group of triangular plates including the first triangular ...

EDUCATIONAL TOY NUMBER STACKING BLOCKS

The present invention includes a set of stacking blocks designed to resemble the Arabic numerals 1-10. Each number block is height proportional to its value, and they can be stacked vertically. This feature allows students to see the relationship between numbers, and discover math concepts as they stack or play. 1. An educational system for conveying via play activity , the numerical relationships of the base ten numerical system comprising:1) a set of stacking blocks, the set including stacking blocks representing Arabic numbers from 1 to 10, each stacking block including a front face, a back face, a top end, a bottom end, a left side and a right side, wherein the stacking blocks are proportionally sized and shaped based on the relative numerical value of each number block in the set;2) the stacking blocks are vertically and stably stackable one atop another against gravity and capable of staggered alignment with respect to adjacent stacking blocks to produce in aggregate a plurality of structures that provide ready visibility of the represented values of the separate stacking blocks and encourage reasoned or intuitive comparisons of the relative values;3) within the set including stacking blocks representing Arabic numbers from 1 to 10, a subset of stacking blocks representing Arabic numbers from 2 to 10, the subset of stacking blocks including a top end to bottom end height that is different for each stacking block of the subset and a left side to right side width which is uniform for each stacking block of the subset; and,{'b': 1', '1', '2', '10, '4) a longitudinal dimension of a stacking block representing the number is the same as the left side to right side width of each of the subset of stacking blocks, and a transverse dimension of the stacking block representing the number defines a base unit of proportion for the subset of stacking blocks representing numbers from 2 to 10, the uniform width of each of the subset of stacking blocks representing numbers ...

Device, method, and graphical user interface for a group reading environment

The method includes receiving selection of text to be read in a group reading session; identifying a plurality of participants for the group reading session; and upon receiving the selection of the text and the identification of the plurality of participants, automatically, without user intervention, generating a reading plan for the group reading session, wherein the reading plan divides the text into a plurality of reading units and assigns at least one reading unit to each of the plurality of participants in accordance with a comparison between a respective difficulty level of the at least one reading unit and a respective reading ability level of the participant.

MULTISENSORY PHONEMOLOGICAL AWARENESS METHOD

A phonetically based auditory conceptualization method and system, whereby a combination of integrated oral motor picture cards, tracking mats, sound dots, and multicolored blocks, may be used to teach persons with neurological based learning differences such as dyslexia to: perceive, manipulate, and conceptualize phonemes within spoken words at the syllabic level; and to facilitate the allocation of said phonemes into the reading and spelling of monosyllabic and multisyllabic words. 1. A method of teaching phonological concepts to students with learning disabilities wherein a teacher employs graphic sound representations rather than letters to teach said students to vocalize the sounds represented in said graphics.2. The method of wherein:said phonological concepts comprise rhyme, syllable segmentation, syllable blending, syllable deletion, phonemic segmentation, phonemic blending, phonemic deletion, and phonemic substitution.3. The method of wherein:said student are taught to form syllables and words from one or more of said graphic sound representations, said students further learning to “spell” or vocalize said sounds, syllables and words without the use of conventional letters.4. The method of wherein:said sound representations comprise pictures of mouth configuration and movement.5. The method of wherein said sound representations comprise sound dots where said sound dots are defined by either of said student or said teacher.6. The method of wherein:said sound representations comprise sound blocks, said sound blocks defined by either said student or said teacher.7. The method of wherein:holograms displaying the configuration and movement of a mouth are substituted for said pictures.8. The method of wherein:said pictures of mouth configuration and movement shown are of the mouth of the student being taught.9. The method of wherein:said holograms are of the mouth of the student being taught.10. The method of further comprising:at least one tracking mat.11. The ...

EDUCATION AND RECREATION TOOL

An education and recreation tool having a main body with one or more cutouts formed on at least one surface of the main body. The tool can include multiple puzzle pieces. Each puzzle piece can be formed in a proper shape and size in order to be put fittingly into only one cutout on the main body. At least one meaningful word or image can be provided on the top surface of each puzzle piece and at least one image or meaningful word is provided on the bottom surface of each cutout to illustrate or explain the word or image on the top surface of the respective puzzle piece based on the fitting of the puzzle piece and the associated cutout. 1. An education and recreation tool , comprising:a main body having one or more cutouts formed in any shape and size on at least one surface of the main body;a plurality of puzzle pieces;wherein each puzzle piece is formed in proper shape and size in order to be put fittingly into only one cutout on the main body;wherein at least one meaningful word or image is provided on the top surface of each puzzle piece and at least one image or meaningful word is provided on the bottom surface of each cutout to illustrate or explain the word or image on the top surface of the respective puzzle piece put fittingly into the cutout thereof; andwherein each puzzle piece is formed in a shape similar to the outline surrounding the word on either its top surface or the bottom surface of the cutout into which the puzzle piece can be put fittingly.2. The education and recreation tool according to claim 1 , wherein at least one grip recess is provided at the edge of at least one cutout on the main body and/or provided on at least one puzzle piece thereby the said puzzle piece can be easily taken out and/or put into the respective cutout on the main body.3. The education and recreation tool according to claim 1 , wherein at least one knob is provided on at least one puzzle piece thereby the said puzzle piece can be easily taken out and/or put into the ...

SET OF EDUCATIONAL BLOCKS

The set of educational blocks includes a plurality of blocks, each having a plurality of sides. Each side of each block has unique and distinctive indicia printed thereon, such that the unique and distinctive indicia of each of the sides of a single one of the blocks represents a variant of a single unique symbol. When the single unique symbol is an alphabetic letter associated with the particular block, each side of the block may have a unique variant of that letter printed thereon, such as, a formal book script representation of the alphabetic letter, a cursive representation of the alphabetic letter, an informal representation of the alphabetic letter simulating a handwritten version thereof, or any other desired variation. Additionally, each side of each block may have a unique and distinctive color associated therewith corresponding to a particular one of the variants of the single unique symbol. 1. A set of educational blocks , comprising a plurality of blocks , wherein each said block has a plurality of sides , each said side of each said block having unique and distinctive indicia printed thereon , such that the unique and distinctive indicia of each of the sides of a single one of the blocks comprises a variant of a single unique symbol.2. The set of educational blocks as recited in claim 1 , wherein the single unique symbol of each said block is an alphabetic letter.3. The set of educational blocks as recited in claim 1 , wherein the single unique symbol of each said block represents a first sub-set of a larger set.4. The set of educational blocks as recited in claim 3 , wherein the plurality of blocks represents the larger set.5. The set of educational blocks as recited in claim 4 , wherein similar ones of the variants of the plurality of blocks represent a second sub-set of the larger set.6. The set of educational blocks as recited in claim 1 , wherein each said side of each said block has a unique and distinctive color associated therewith corresponding ...

Math game and method

A dominoes-style mathematical operation game is provided including, but not limited to, a plurality of dominoes, each domino having a top face in the bottom face. The bottom face of each domino has a pair of equally sized sides each with unique combination of an at least a number indicia and a mathematical sign and possibly a physical representation of at least one of addition, subtraction, division, multiplication, equality, calculus operations, comparison, and algebraic equations. 1. A mathematical dominos game comprising:a plurality of domino shaped game pieces;each domino shaped game piece being segmented into an upper portion and a lower portion; the upper portion overlaying and being operatively connected to the lower portion;the upper portion and lower portion having a face divided into a left section and a right section below;the left section and the right section each having a numerical indicia means incorporated thereupon wherein the user selects a corresponding mathematical operation; andthe corresponding mathematical operation consisting of a physical representation of addition, subtraction, division, multiplication, equality, calculus operations, comparison, and algebraic equations wherein the numerical indicia on the left section, the mathematical operation and the numerical indicia on the right section in combination formulates a means for computing a mathematical equation by a user.2. A method of playing a dominos-style mathematical operation game comprising the steps of:providing a plurality of rectangular shaped dominos each having a pair of longer side edges and a pair of shorter end edges, and a top face and a bottom face, the bottom face of each domino having a pair of equally sized end sections, each end section having a unique combination of a number indicia and a pair of contrasting mathematical signs chosen from the groups of a physical representation of addition, subtraction, division, multiplication, equality, calculus operations, ...

TACTILE SPELLING TOTEMS

A spelling totem includes a generally rectangular box-shaped member having a plurality of side surfaces. Each of the side surfaces are directed towards a different letter of the alphabet and further include various implementations of the letter. The implementations can include any combination of an upper case letter, a lower case letter, a word that begins with the letter, an image of the word, the braille representation of the letter, the sign language representation of the letter, and a number showing where the particular letter falls in the alphabet. A set of individual spelling totems includes each letter of the alphabet, and each totem is designed to be aligned so as to spell various words. 1. A spelling totem , comprising:an elongated, generally rectangular box-shaped member having a top end, a bottom end, a first side surface, a second side surface, a third side surface and a fourth side surface;a first letter language family that is disposed along the first side surface;a second letter language family that is disposed along the second side surface;a third letter language family that is disposed along the third side surface; anda fourth letter language family that is disposed along the fourth side surface,wherein each of the first, second, third and fourth letter language families include a different single letter from an alphabet, and a plurality of letter implementations.2. The totem of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of letter implementations includes:an upper and lower case representation of the single letter.3. The totem of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of letter implementations includes:a word beginning with the single letter, andan image of the word.4. The totem of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of letter implementations includes:a braille representation of the single letter.5. The totem of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of letter implementations includes:a sign language representation of the single letter.6. The totem of claim 1 , wherein the ...

EDUCATIONAL TOY NUMBER STACKING BLOCKS

The present invention includes a set of stacking blocks designed to resemble the Arabic numerals -. Each number block is height proportional to its value, and they can be stacked vertically. This feature allows students to see the relationship between numbers, and discover math concepts as they stack or play. 1. An educational system comprising:a first three-dimensional number shaped structure that is free standing and formed in a shape of a first number selected from a series of numbers with values two through ten, wherein the first three-dimensional number shaped structure comprises dimensions of a first height, a width and a depth, wherein the first height is equal to a base unit multiplied by the value of the first number, the width is equal to the base unit multiplied by four, and the depth is equal to the base unit multiplied by two; anda second three-dimensional number shaped structure that is free standing and formed in a shape of a second number selected from the series of numbers, the second number being different from the first number, wherein the second three-dimensional number shaped structure comprises dimensions of a second height, the width, and the depth, wherein the second height is equal to the base unit multiplied by the value of the second number, and wherein a first ratio of the second height to the first height is identical to a second ratio of the value of the second number to the value of the first number.2. The educational system of claim 1 , further comprising:a third three-dimensional number shaped structure that is free standing and formed in a shape of a number one, wherein the first three-dimensional number shaped structure comprises dimensions of a third height, a second width and the depth, wherein the third height is equal to the base unit multiplied by four, and the second width is equal to the base unit multiplied by one.3. The educational system of claim 1 , wherein:the first three-dimensional number shaped structure is formed in ...

READING TEACHING AID

A method for using a reading teaching aid assembly includes aligning a vowel of a vowel card with a starting cell of a starting block, the starting cell defining a starting consonant; pronouncing the starting consonant and the vowel together; sliding the vowel card along a vowel track, the starting block and an ending block extending along the vowel track; aligning the vowel with an ending cell of the ending block, the ending cell defining an ending consonant; and pronouncing the ending consonant. 1. A method for using a reading teaching aid assembly , the method comprising:aligning a vowel of a vowel card with a starting cell of a starting block, the starting cell defining a starting consonant;pronouncing the starting consonant and the vowel together;sliding the vowel card along a vowel track, the starting block and an ending block extending along the vowel track;aligning the vowel with an ending cell of the ending block, the ending cell defining an ending consonant; andpronouncing the ending consonant.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein pronouncing the ending consonant immediately follows pronouncing the starting consonant and the vowel together.3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:extending a pronunciation of the starting consonant.4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:extending a pronunciation of the ending consonant.5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the ending cell is a first ending cell claim 1 , and the method further comprises:aligning a card adjacent to the first ending cell to cover a second ending cell positioned adjacent to the first ending cell.6. The method of claim 5 , further comprising:pronouncing an ending vowel after pronouncing the ending consonant, the ending vowel defined on the card, the ending vowel positioned adjacent to the first ending cell.7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:aligning a wing adjacent to the ending cell, the wing attached to the vowel card, the wing positioned to the right of the ending cell.8. A ...

Three-dimensional puzzle

Le puzzle comprend n éléments parallélépipèdiques identiques et une boîte parallélépipèdique dont les côtés sont des multiples de ceux d'un élément et dont le volume est approximativement égal à celui de n + 1 éléments. Seuls les éléments placés le long des arêtes de la boîte (1) sont libres de se déplacer, les autres éléments (hachurés) formant entre eux une structure unitaire 2 qui les immobilisent. Application à la création d'un jeu, d'un dispositif pour l'accomplissement de tests psychotechniques, d'un support publicitaire, etc. The puzzle includes n identical parallelepipedic elements and a parallelepipedic box whose sides are multiples of those of an element and whose volume is approximately equal to that of n + 1 elements. Only the elements placed along the edges of the box (1) are free to move, the other elements (hatched) forming between them a unitary structure 2 which immobilizes them. Application to the creation of a game, a device for performing psychotechnical tests, an advertising medium, etc.

Recycling method for asphalt concrete

본 발명은 아스콘의 재생 방법에 관한 것으로, 보다 상세하게는 비닐아세테이트 모노머와 과산화벤조일을 파라핀오일에 용해시켜 재생 아스콘 강화제를 제조한 다음, 이를 재생 아스콘에 대하여 0.05 ∼ 0.5 wt% 첨가하는 것을 특징으로 하는 강도 강화 재생 아스콘의 제조 방법에 관한 발명이다. The present invention relates to a method for regenerating ascon, more specifically, vinyl acetate monomer and benzoyl peroxide are dissolved in paraffin oil to prepare a regenerated ascon reinforcing agent, and then, 0.05 to 0.5 wt% of the regenerated ascon is added. The invention relates to a method for producing strength-reinforced recycled ascone. 본 발명에 따른 강화 재생 아스콘은 아스팔트 사이의 결합력과 아스팔트와 골재 사이의 결합력이 강화되어 포장강도가 우수하고 소성변형과 피로균열에 견디는 능력이 강화되는 효과가 있다. Reinforced recycled ascon according to the present invention has the effect of strengthening the bonding strength between the asphalt and the bonding force between the asphalt and the aggregate has excellent pavement strength and ability to withstand plastic deformation and fatigue cracking.

Teaching tools for learning

The present invention relates to teaching tools for learning, more specifically, to teaching tools for learning which develop intelligence through play and assembling of figures, enhance mathematical concerns and learning ability, and prevents safety accidents due to the tools being swallowed.

Entertaining device for Reading and the driving method thereof

본 발명은 독서 엔터테이닝 장치 및 이의 구동 방법에 관한 것으로서, 책을 소리내어 읽는 사용자의 음성 내 단어를 인식하여 해당 단어에 따라 조명의 밝기나 색상 조절 등의 효과를 다양하게 제공함으로써, 책을 읽는 사람에게나 책 이야기를 듣는 사람에게 더 큰 몰입도와 흥미도를 제공할 수 있는 것을 특징으로 하는 발명이다. The present invention relates to a reading entertaining device and a driving method thereof, by recognizing a word in the voice of a user who reads a book aloud, providing various effects such as brightness or color adjustment of lighting according to the word, thereby providing a book. It is an invention characterized by being able to provide greater immersion and interest to readers and listeners of books.

Magnetic board, especially for teaching reading

Visual analyser for phrase construction in teaching grammar - using different coloured and shaped elements fixed to display surface

The visual analyser is used to display the construction of a phrase, for teaching grammar to primary children. It employs a display surface in the form of a grid, to which a different elements, corresponding in shape to the different grammatical components of the phrase are attached, e.g. by magnestisation. Pref. the elements are in the shape of triangles squares and circles etc. with their colour and/or size used to stress their order of importance within the phrase. The grid carrying the latter element may be used with an optical projector, for providing an image of the grid in a screen.

Assembly-type circulation device and assembly-typecirculation system using same

본 발명에 따른 조립식 순환장치 및 이를 이용한 조립식 순환시스템은, 다면체로 형성되어 내부에 세포 및 배지가 유입되는 유입부와 배출되는 배출부가 적어도 하나의 면에 각각 형성되고, 상기 유입부와 상기 배출부가 연통되는 이동통로가 형성되며, 다수개가 구비되어 상기 유입부와 상기 배출부가 맞물려 하나의 이동통로를 형성하는 복수의 베이직유닛 및 한 쌍의 상기 베이직유닛 사이에 구비되어 인접한 상기 베이직유닛을 서로 연결하는 커넥터유닛을 포함하는 조립식 순환장치 및 이를 이용한 조립식 순환시스템을 제공한다. The prefabricated circulation device and the prefabricated circulation system using the same according to the present invention are formed in a polyhedron, and an inlet and an outlet through which cells and media are introduced are formed on at least one surface, respectively, and the inlet and the outlet are respectively formed on one side. A communication passage is formed, and a plurality of basic units are provided between the plurality of basic units and a pair of the basic units that are provided to engage the inlet and the outlet to form a single movement passage to connect the adjacent basic units to each other. Provided are a prefabricated circulation device including a connector unit and a prefabricated circulation system using the same.

Educational devices

Device for teaching reading

Planchette for teaching numbers and numbers

Reading machine

Educational game

Educational game

Patent FR2313725B1

Device for teaching reading, spelling and numbering, also usable for advertising

Device to facilitate learning to read

A method and system to improve reading

The invention relates to a method and to a system which provide for progressive teaching of improved reading skills to a learner. A computer enabled by a suitable software program is connected to an electronic display monitor. A learner is presented with a written passage on the monitor. A learning process involves having the learner read the passage and recording words that the learner pronounces incorrectly or cannot pronounce as error words. Corrective feedback is provided to the learner which may optionally include an audible correct pronunciation of the error words and/or, optionally, include a definition of the error words. The plurality of error words is correlated to a set of similar or associated words in a database to provide a set of related training words. Training is also provided with respect to error words and training words. The learner is then progressed through subsequent passages in which the reading level is increased to provide exposure to progressive reading exercise with ongoing corrective tuition.

Method for teaching reading using hand-held reading guide

A method for teaching reading utilizes a reading guide having a letter director at one end which the student positions at the top of the first letter in each word read. As the student glides the reading guide from first letter to first letter the student is instructed to sub-vocalize the words read and to stop after reading the first sentence. After determining what the student previously knew about the subject matter and what has been learned the student continues, stopping periodically to question what has been learned until the all the material has been read.

Word forming card game

The game comprises a plurality of cards which are preferably rectangular. Each card carries part of words adjacent edge portions so that words can be formulated by arranging adjacent edge portions of respective cards side by side. The cards preferably have halves of words at the respective sides and ends. <IMAGE>

Educational apparatus

Educational apparatus comprises a book, part of a board game, newspaper, advertising material, or an App or computer game, for presenting puzzles. The puzzles comprise incomplete anagrams i.e. anagrams with a letter missing, preferably a vowel and a passage of text i.e. a story, containing one or more incomplete anagrams. For each incomplete anagram, a user has to form an anagram using a missing vowel and rearrange the letters to form different words. The user selects the appropriate word for the designated location of the incomplete anagram in the text, in order to understand/make sense of the passage of text. Preferably each vowel can only be used once, and each story will have between 1 to 5 different incomplete anagrams i.e. one for each vowel. The answers are provided on an answer sheet/page (see fig 3/3). The word length of the anagram is not limited, and alternatively the missing letters may be consonants that increases the difficulty of the puzzle. When the puzzle is provided in a book, the user can record their answers on a narrow page, adjacent to the page presenting the puzzle.

Alphabetic device

"ALPHABETIC DEVICE" ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE An alphabetic device is set forth to facilitate an initial reading process by providing additional discrimination cues to letters of traditional written languages. Letters of a written language are reproduced on a substrate such as paper, plastic etc. and confined within a zone. The zone, also reproduced on the substrate, is made up of dots, dashes, or lines arranged in regular arrays. A different zone is used for each letter such that each letter is always associated with its characteristic zone.

Teaching apparatus for learning to read by composing syllables

Apparatus designed for learning to read by composing basic syllables. The apparatus consists of a pocket 1 in which two discs, 2 and 3, fastened to the pocket by rivets turn. The pocket 1 includes a main window 4 through which the syllable is read, and secondary windows 5, 6 making it possible to uncover the composition of the vowels and of the consonants with several letters. On each of the diskettes 2 and 3 are inscribed simple or composite vowels and consonants over a circular region. One of the diskettes includes windows 8 over a circular sector through which, by juxtaposition with the main window 4 of the pocket, it is possible to uncover the consonants or the vowels of the second diskette, which bears the letters of the alphabet on the back. These letters are uncovered through five windows 7 all in the second face of the pocket.

Educational character combination game

System for teaching visual discrimination of spatially oriented subject matter

An instructional system is provided for training persons to more accurately interpret visually perceived stimuli. The system utilizes a kit comprised of figure pages and a set of checking cards for each figure page. The figure pages contain groups of figures in different orientations, including mirror-image relationships. Each checking card has a figure corresponding to a figure of the associated figure page. Repetitious matching of the checking cards with the figures of a given figure page fosters development of improved perception of mirror-image relationships.

Method and apparatus for teaching reading

An aid for teaching students to read, comprising sound letters formed from standard English alphabet letters, each sound letter corresponding to a single sound most commonly associated with a particular alphabetic letter or combination of alphabetic letters of said standard alphabet, each said sound letter characterized as having a front, a back, a top, a bottom, a left side and a right side, said sound letters adapted for arrangement in a visually associated, juxtaposed relationship to form combinations of said sound letters so that students are able to read said combinations of said sound letters phonetically.

Apparatus and method for simulating arterial blood flow under various pressure conditions

An apparatus and method for simulating human ophthalmic artery for testing of ultrasound devices is disclosed, whereby two chambers are provided and are capable of being independently pressurized, one representing the intra-cranial space and the other representing extra-cranial space, and whereby a tube running through both chambers is provided, simulating the course of the ophthalmic artery and capable of being pressurized to stimulate arterial pressure. The apparatus is operated by pressuring both chambers, and pumping a blood-imitating fluid through the vessel in a pulsatile manner.

Educational card game

An interesting educational game is provided which is fun, appealing, and effective to readily teach children arithmetic. The child-friendly educational game can include a set of playing cards. Each card can have a different graphical representation of one or more Arabic numerals corresponding to a number and can also have a word corresponding to another number. In order to further teach children words associated with numbers, each card has a graphical representation of a hand with pointed fingers, such that the number of pointed fingers corresponds to the numerical value of the word appearing on the playing card.

Authoring tool

Methods and related computer program products, systems, and devices for providing feedback to a user based on audio input associated with a user reading a passage torn a physical text are disclosed.

An improved teaching aid

An improved method and apparatus for assisting pre-school children to read. A series of cards (22) are imprinted with letters of the alphabet or selected combinations of letters representing definite phonic sounds or parts of words. The cards are separated into groups, a first group being composed entirely of alphabet letters and a plurality of other groups each being composed of related letter combinations, being maintained in their groups by releasable binding means (6). Each card group is reviewed individually until mastered by the learner and then mixed together to form words.

A Method and System to Improve Reading

The invention relates to a method and to a system which provide for progressive teaching of improved reading skills to a learner. A computer enabled by a suitable software program is connected to an electronic display monitor. A learner is presented with a written passage on the monitor. A learning process involves having the learner read the passage and recording words that the learner pronounces incorrectly or cannot pronounce as error words. Corrective feedback is provided to the learner which may optionally include an audible correct pronunciation of the error words and/or, optionally, include a definition of the error words. The plurality of error words is correlated to a set of similar or associated words in a database to provide a set of related training words. Training is also provided with respect to error words and training words. The learner is then progressed through subsequent passages in which the reading level is increased to provide exposure to progressive reading exercise with ongoing corrective tuition.

Teaching device for reading and writing lessons

Educational aid for teaching reading

Universal teaching machine

Teaching aid having tactile feedback

A set of characters is provided wherein each character is formed by arranging a number of relatively small like characters in a pattern that presents a filled-in outline of the character. Each of the small like characters are printed by a thermographic process to provide a character which protrudes slightly from the media surface thus providing tactile feedback when the character is touched or traced with a finger.

System and method of correlating leveling criteria to label leveled reading books

A system and method of correlating book leveling criteria to label leveled reading books is disclosed. An instructional reading level of a selected book leveling method is input into a data entry field of a graphical user interface such as at a personal computer or other processor. This instructional reading level is correlated with instructional reading levels of other book leveling methods to produce correlated instructional reading levels. One or more correlated instructional reading levels are selected to be printed on a label for application onto a reading book.

Method and means for teaching alphabet recognition and learning handwriting

A method and means of teaching children alphabet recognition and learning handwriting in which a plurality of transparencies are provided, each with one of the nine basic shapes required to construct all the letters, lower and upper case, and a transparency of a figure, such as a house, is also provided with the floors or stories defining the desired spacing. The transparencies are superimposed stepwise to construct a given letter in the spatial boundaries and the child, using a kit comprised of a card on which the figure is represented and components, such as plastic pieces, in the form of the nine basic shapes, repeats the demonstrated method. Thereafter, the child repeats the letter constructing process by removably placing basic letter components on a picture of the figure on the wall or easel so that the teacher may observe the child's learning progress. Finally, the child draws the letters on papers having horizontal lines spaced apart for proper placement of the letters.

Reading capability test evaluation method and device

本发明实施例公开了一种阅读能力测试评定方法和装置，其中，所述方法包括：基于VR影音播放设备展示预设的三维动画问卷内容；获取受测对象根据所述三维动画问卷内容产生的语音交互信息；利用预设的测试评定算法程序对所述语音交互信息进行处理分析，获得所述受测对象的各项能力信息；基于所述各项能力信息进行结果评测，获得各项能力信息分别对应的评分值；根据所述各项能力信息分别对应的评分值进行综合计算分析，输出阅读能力测试评定结果。采用本发明所述的方法，能够基于人工智能技术对较短时间的问答过程中所采集的语音交互信号进行准确的分析处理，对受测对象阅读能力记性快速测评，提高了阅读能力测试评定的便捷性和实用性。

A device to facilitate easy assembly disassembly and reassembly of letters words shapes patterns figures colours and numbers

Educational and game apparatus particularly useful for teaching spelling and word recognition and for providing entertainment

A printer device for the visible presentation of words in alphabetic writing. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

A printing device for the visible presentation of words in alphabetic writing that carries a word or words in alphabetic writing in a selected oral language applied to said device inversely, characterized in that the word or words are presented in such a way, without the use of signs supplementary diacritics that the information that is related to the accentuation of parts of the word to be spoken is transmitted simply by a relative increase in the meaning of the relevant characters, while the information that is related to the non-accentuation of those parts is transmits by a relative decrease in the meaning of the relevant characters, and that the normal value of the vowel is represented by the establishment of the relevant characters or groups of characters on the middle axis of the writing line, and that the related additional information with the particular change in the value of the audi vowel The word of the parts of the word to be spoken is merely transmitted in one direction or another from the normal value of the vowel by the position of each character or group of characters related to the middle axis of the writing line. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Patent DE9112845U1

Patent FR741240A

Method of computerized development of the user's speed reading skills

FIELD: education.SUBSTANCE: invention relates to the field of computer learning technologies and can be used in the activities of educational organizations to provide users with online simulators for developing speed reading skills. A method for the computerized development of the user's speed reading skills is disclosed. The method includes steps for prompting a user to perform exercises using the user device, each exercise being generated automatically based on an exercise sample received from a server and an exercise configuration set for the user. Using the server, the saved results are compared with the criteria for the success of skills development; the configuration of each exercise is corrected, taking into account the achievement of the criteria for the success of the development of skills in such a way that the adjusted configurations of the exercises are aimed at strengthening those user skills that turned out to be less developed when comparing the saved results. Then, the operations of the method are repeated, starting with prompting the user to perform exercises for developing speed reading skills, and the adjusted configurations for these exercises are used as exercise configurations.EFFECT: ensuring the versatile development of speed reading skills for the user of online simulators.9 cl, 2 dwg, 1 tbl РОССИЙСКАЯ ФЕДЕРАЦИЯ (19) RU (11) (13) 2 749 638 C1 (51) МПК G09B 17/00 (2006.01) ФЕДЕРАЛЬНАЯ СЛУЖБА ПО ИНТЕЛЛЕКТУАЛЬНОЙ СОБСТВЕННОСТИ (12) ОПИСАНИЕ ИЗОБРЕТЕНИЯ К ПАТЕНТУ (52) СПК G09B 17/00 (2021.05) (21)(22) Заявка: 2020114210, 20.04.2020 (24) Дата начала отсчета срока действия патента: (73) Патентообладатель(и): Васильева Лидия Львовна (RU) Дата регистрации: 16.06.2021 Приоритет(ы): (22) Дата подачи заявки: 20.04.2020 (45) Опубликовано: 16.06.2021 Бюл. № 17 2 7 4 9 6 3 8 R U (54) Способ компьютеризированного развития навыков скорочтения пользователя (57) Реферат: Изобретение относится к области успешности развития навыков; проводят компьютерных ...

EDUCATIONAL GAME

Learning device

Patent DE98052C

Means for teaching reading

Methods and apparatus for computer aided reading training

A method and apparatus for computer aided reading training provides for improving reading speed with comprehension, the method comprising the steps of displaying textual matter in a machine readable format; presenting a designated text display area indicia on a video monitor screen; presenting input device controllable operational indicia on the video monitor screen; and displaying the textual matter within the word display area indicia on the video monitor screen, the textual matter being segmented into textual portions, each of the portions appearing on the monitor screen for a selected duration and at the termination of the selected duration being instantly replaced by each subsequent one of the textual portions in turn, the operational indicia being functional for adjusting the position and approximate quantity of textual matter in each of the textural portions.

Educational device

Educational puzzle.

Manipulable, interactive devices

Child teaching board game

A child teaching board game in the form of a rectangular thin box having on its front surface guideways for the insertion of slides provided with a plurality of panels each containing a figure representing a thing or animal well known to children and in the upper corners the initial letter of said thing or animal, a series of pigeon-holes below said guideways for receiving cards representing the same things and animals, and a viewer in the lower portion of said front surface for receiving and viewing said cards in any desired order while they are being illuminated by a source of light arranged therebehind.

Educational device.

An improved educational game

934,799. Educational appliances. A. WELLS & CO. Ltd. March 2, 1962 [Feb. 1, 1961], No. 3865/61. Class 146 (2). An educational appliance or game for teaching a child to read and spell comprises a series of cards 10, Fig. 1, each bearing a picture of a different object, such as a horse, and having on it groups of holes 11 to 15 representing in a coded form alphabetic characters constituting the name of the object, and a series of letters 17, moulded from a synthetic plastic material, each having on its rear surface projections 18 identifying each letter in the corresponding code, the coding ensuring that only those letters, which will correctly spell out the name of the object, can be affixed to the card.

crandall

Teaching equipment for reading and arithmetic

Teaching board for infants and children

Grammar teaching materials

Literacy system

A literacy system provides teaching for reading and writing skills. In one embodiment, the literacy system may include exercises for teaching visual sequencing, motor skills, phonology, semantics, syntax, and text. The literacy system may have a pre-reading section, which includes exercises for developing visual sequencing skills and motor skills prior to teaching the skills of reading and writing words.

Word forming device