Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
434172000 | Letter-bearing elements (e.g., cards, blocks, etc.) selectively aligned to form word or sentence | 8 |
20100075282 | Omnidirectional word construction pedagogical tool and learning game - A method of learning and teaching words by the insertion and addition of letters to a pre-existing chain or minimal pair of letters of a language within a grid or array of preprinted spaces to allow the learner to visualize the placement of letter to build a word for discovery. Bother the learner and instructor can consult a dictionary database to test and identify all possible valid words that contain a given chain or pair of letters. | 03-25-2010 |
20100124733 | Educational word game - An educational word game includes a plurality of answer pads. Each of the answer pads includes a first column composed of a plurality of short lines on which selected word fragments are written and a second column composed of a plurality of long lines on which players' answers are written next to the first column of the plurality of short lines creating distinct rows. The game further includes a plurality of writing implements, a timer, and a plurality of playing cards. Each of the playing cards includes a backside identical to the backside of all other playing cards and a front side printed with a word fragment used in playing the present word. The game is played by providing each player with an answer pad and a writing implement; selecting playing cards having word fragments printed thereon; recording the word fragments from the playing cards on the answer pad; forming words including the word fragments; and comparing the words and awarding points. | 05-20-2010 |
20110020775 | Sentence wheel - A sentence wheel comprising four circular disks, each having a different diameter. The disks are ordered sequentially, by diameter, superimposed concentrically, with an outermost portion of each disk in view. The disks are joined, by a rivet, in independently rotatable relation, about a common axis. The disk of smallest and largest diameter being a first and last disk, respectively, and the two disks of intermediate diameter being medial disks. A plurality of word sets are imprinted outwardly along a radius, in circumferentially spaced relation on the outermost portion, of each of the disks. The disks may be rotated to position one of the word sets on each disk along a common radius of the sentence wheel for forming a sentence. Pronouns or proper nouns are imprinted on the first disk, nouns are imprinted on the last disk, and auxiliary verbs, modal auxiliaries, and verbs are imprinted on the medial disks. | 01-27-2011 |
20110027763 | READING EDUCATION TOOL - A reading education tool has detachable letters and/or letter combinations to be attached thereto, and can be stretched to separate the letters and/or letter combinations to enable a learner to sound out individual letters and/or letter combinations and to see the words both in a compact format and a stretched format. | 02-03-2011 |
20110045448 | METHOD OF TEACHING READING AND SPELLING - A method of teaching reading and spelling is provided. The method includes the steps of presenting students with a set of letters and associating phonemes with each of the letters, presenting the students with at least one word that incorporates the phonemes, instructing the students to read the word by synthesizing the individual phonemes into the word, and then presenting the students with the names of the letters only after the students have learned substantially all of the phonemes associated with the letters. The method may also include the steps of providing the students with cards having the letters displayed thereon and then instructing the students to spell the word using the cards. | 02-24-2011 |
20110229863 | PHONICS CUBES - The present invention utilizes the cooperation between vowel letter surfaces on single vowel cubes and the letter surface on single consonant cubes to achieve a spelling practice of English vocabularies. By concurrently throwing or reversing one or several single vowel cubes and the single consonant cubes, the settled vowel letter surface and the letter surface facing upward further offer other phonetic practice. A serial vowel area and a serial consonant area on the single vowel cube and on the single consonant cube could help users swiftly find the letters. Serial numbers on each of the single vowel cubes and on each of the single consonant cubes are served for a speedy placement. Such teaching aid has a simple structure and low manufacturing cost. Moreover, since there are letters presented on each side of the cubes, a diverse arrangement is achieved. The present invention accomplishes a convenient utilization and diverse functions. | 09-22-2011 |
20120231426 | PHONICS EDUCATION APPARATUS AND METHOD - A phonics education apparatus, comprising a first word-constructing member ( | 09-13-2012 |
434175000 | Letter-bearing elements slidable between different grooves | 1 |
20160063885 | 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. | 03-03-2016 |