Patent References 660255 3367045 Keyboard arrangement Patent #: 4180337 InventorsApplicationNo. 06/664227 filed on 10/24/1984US Classes:434/156, LANGUAGE283/115, CHART OR GRAPH283/46, LANGUAGE400/486Key-board arranged according to character locationExaminersPrimary: Grieb, William H.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesG09B 17/00 (20060101)G09B 19/04 (20060101) AbstractApparatus and method used in language skills development are described. A periodic table of forty-five language elements is presented. The periodicity of the elements is described in terms of articulation mechanisms. Photographs of mouth pattern and voice frequency information are provided for each language element. The two major families of vowels and consonants are preserved and emphasized on phonomats. These phonomats are designed to reinforce the relationship among the language elements. Alternate spellings, specially encoded, are provided to enable the student to pronounce new words and sentences based on his prior familiarity with the symbol and sound bets presented on the periodic table of language elements.Other References
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