Patent ID: 6544039
Filing Date: 2003-04-08
Classification: G09B

Abstract:
A method of teaching reading skills to a student utilizing a computer based training program, the computer having, means to implement the training program, a monitor screen to present visual instructions, means to provide auditory instructions, and interactive means to allow the student to respond to visual and auditory instructions, the method comprising:selecting from the training program one of a series of predetermined training streams based on the student's grade level; implementing the selected series of training streams on the computer, the series of training streams including: a series of phonemic awareness exercises; a series of reading subskill exercises, said subskill exercises including at least a visual matching of a combination of letters having at least one vowel and at least one consonant; and a series of reading comprehension exercises; and presenting the respective series of exercises to the student in a developmental sequence such that at least one of said series of phonemic awareness exercises is alternated with at least one of said series of reading subskill exercises until all of said series of phonemic awareness exercises is mastered based on a phonemic awareness mastery criteria level defined in the training stream, followed by at least one of said series of reading subskill exercises alternated with at least one of said series of reading comprehension exercises until all of said series of reading subskill exercises are mastered based on a reading subskill mastery criteria level defined in the training stream, followed by mastering at least one of said series of reading comprehension exercises based on a reading comprehension mastery criteria level defined in the training stream; wherein a predetermined level of mastery must be achieved on all of said series of respective exercises before proceeding to a next exercise in the developmental sequence.