Patent Document ID: 4443199
Application ID: 06379473

Base Claim:
1. A method of teaching the pronounciation and spelling and distinguishing between the written and spoken form of any language, the method comprising: A. utilizing three sets of tiles which consist essentially of: (1) a first set denoting alphabet letters, (2) a second set denoting phonetic vowels, (3) a third set denoting phonetic consonants, said first set comprising all geometrically uniform tiles, each said geometrically uniform tile having an alphabet letter on one surface thereof in black or white and a background of opposite white or black colour to the letter colours, there being a separate tile for each upper case alphabet letter and a separate tile for each lower case alphabet letter, said second set of tiles comprising geometrically uniform tiles wherein one surface of each tile is blank and is individually and distinctively coloured to represent a phonetic vowel spelling where there are differences in spelling the same vowel sound, while the other surface of each tile contains a phonetic symbol to represent the vowel sound of said one surface, the said third set of tiles comprising single letter consonants and two-letter digraph combinations of consonants having a single phonetic sound: B. selecting the first, second and third sets to be distinct, and C. teaching the pronounciation and spelling of words of said any language by interposing said alphabet tiles and said phonetic tiles.

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Claim 2:
2. The method of claim 1, wherein said third set of tiles includes tiles which are individually formed into different geometric shapes to represent indicia selected from specific phonetic consonants and digraphs of said any language.