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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7040622 | Board game with wedding anniversary theme and method for playing the same A game apparatus and a method of playing a game are described. According to the method, a plurality of images on a game board is viewed. Each image has a board identifier and shows a subject at a first date. A plurality of cards is viewed. Each of the cards has a ca... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6953343 | Automatic reading system and methods An automatic reading system provides a system and methods of evaluating a user's reading skills while the user is reading out loud. The automatic reading system adjusts text of an electronic book as the user is reading to increase or decrease a level profile of the ... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6921265 | Literacy training method A method for teaching reading is disclosed wherein written text is segmented into situational defined elements, each segmented element of text is sequentially numerically registered, the numerically registered text is provided to a plurality of students, and words a... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6299452 | Diagnostic system and method for phonological awareness, phonological processing, and reading skill testing A diagnostic system and method for evaluating one or more phonological awareness, phonological processing and reading skills of an individual to detect phonological awareness, phonological processing and reading skill deficiencies in the individual so tha... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6287197 | Video game with randomly generated images A system for generating video pictures including various images. The system defines a target number of video images eligible for display, identifies target display positions for the images and selects various basic images from game memory. A number of cha... | 09/11/2001 |
| 5690493 | Thought form method of reading for the reading impaired A method for instructing the reading impaired by coding into thought forms words without pictures. Each word without a picture is coded onto a sheet. Each coding sheet has a word printed in large letters in a shadowed lower case and in a standard type fac... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5584698 | Method and apparatus for improving the reading efficiency of a dyslexic A teaching aid for increasing the reading efficiency of a dyslexic. The teaching aid comprises a transparent sheet of material having a plurality of horizontal color gradient that is placed over an area of text to be read. Preferably, each color gradient ... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5336093 | Reading instructions method for disabled readers A method for instructing and aiding disabled readers by dividing multi-syllabic words in a passage into their single syllable components and placing a dot above the vowel, vowel diphthong, or vowel digraph which contributes to the distinctive sound of tha... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5277586 | Method and apparatus for teaching persons with reading and speaking dysfunctions A method of teaching children with reading and speaking dysfunctions. The inventive method utilizes a deck of cards upon which are imprinted on the faces of the cards selected letters of the alphabet and selected combinations of letters of the alphabet. T... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5114346 | Teaching means The invention comprises three-dimensional characters, i.e., letters and/or numerals, which have discretely colored indicia thereon to distinguish left-hand and right-hand sides of the characters, so that a student of writing and/or reading will know how t... | 05/19/1992 |
| 4979902 | Dyslexia reading device Method and apparatus for restricting field of vision so as to provide a dyslexic reader physical means for narrowing field-of-sight concentration in order to prevent eye wander and aid in normal compensatory sight narrowing by the reader. The method compr... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4846692 | Educational children's toy A toy adapted to instruct young children by association. The toy teaches proper numeric, alphabetic, or color sequences and the standard left to right reading convention, by utilizing blocks that are inserted into shafts in a stand. Blocks inserted out of... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4770635 | Portable viewer A portable viewer for reading, which has a rectangular-shaped case. The case has two sides parallel longitudinally and two sides parallel widthwise. Each side has an inner edge so that the four inner edges define a viewing slot. A sliding panel is slidabl... | 09/13/1988 |
| 4661074 | Apparatus for and method of teaching reading and spelling A reading and spelling teaching system primarily for auditory dyslexics and visual dyslexics having a phonogram classification board with the seven categories of vowel sounds depicted, phonogram cards with the major vowel sounds of each vowel group (a, e,... | 04/28/1987 |
| 4643679 | Educational aid for spelling The present invention is an educational aid for the teaching of different spellings for each of at least two vowel sounds. It comprises a board marked with the common symbol for each of the vowel sounds. In a circular indentation wedge-shaped pieces are h... | 02/17/1987 |
| 4592731 | Teaching apparatus A teaching apparatus especially for dyslectic students of the type wherein a platen carrying the work lesson is movable between a raised position in which the indicia on the worksheet is readily traceable by a student on tracing paper positioned over a wi... | 06/03/1986 |
| 4498869 | 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 figu... | 02/12/1985 |
| 4379699 | Method of and means for improved reading efficiency of persons with specific dyslexia A method of and structure for improving the reading efficiency of persons with specific dyslexia. The method of effecting such improvement includes providing to the dyslexiac reading material wherein the reading matter has a brightness substantially great... | 04/12/1983 |
| 4323349 | Teaching method and apparatus This invention is directed to a novel teaching apparatus for exposing and fading visual stimuli, e.g., shapes, letters, symbols and the like, and to novel methods for teaching and/or reinforcing the perpetual-motor learning process.... | 04/06/1982 |
| 4123853 | Educational device for dyslexic children Disclosed is an educational device for dyslexic children which comprises a base, a shaft mounted on the base, a plurality of blocks mounted on the shaft for rotation relative to the base, and a mirror mounted on the base facing the shaft. Mirror-image and... | 11/07/1978 |
| 4090311 | Method and apparatus for teaching dyslexic children A teaching method and device for teaching dyslexic children to form correct mental images of symbols such as letters, numbers and words. In accordance with the method of the invention, the child is encouraged to study a card having imprinted thereon a sym... | 05/23/1978 |
| 4045884 | Teaching device for the correction of reading, spelling and writing learning disabilities Serious learning disabilities that are encountered by students learning to read, write and spell include the mirror image reversal of letters, the writing of letters upside down and letter reversals in words. Corrections of these disabilities is achieved ... | 09/06/1977 |
