Abstract

A system and computerized method is provided that controls a reading slot to provide aid to a user in reading a passage. The computerized method includes generating a mask having an opaque portion and a reading slot. The opaque portion covers a plurality of lines having characters that are visible through the slot. The plurality of lines includes at least a first line and a second line. The method includes advancing the slot at a midline velocity in relation to the first line of the passage, and increasing the velocity of the slot in accordance with a digital transition velocity profile when the slot enters a transition zone of the passage.

IPC Classes  ?

• G09B 17/00 - Teaching reading
• G09B 17/02 - Line indicators or other guides or masks

Abstract

A method and software for presenting reading fluency training to a user via a computer. The method includes presenting reading lessons to the user in a variety of formats and automatedly collecting data on the user's performance. The method uses the collected data to dynamically vary presentation formats, rates and content of the reading lessons throughout a reading fluency training session.

IPC Classes  ?

• G09B 17/00 - Teaching reading

Goods & Services

Application service provider (ASP) featuring children's educational software featuring instruction at the pre-school, primary, secondary, college level, and for generating progress reports related thereto; application service provider (ASP) featuring instructional educational software featuring mathematics instruction at the pre-school, primary, secondary, college level, and for generating progress reports related thereto; application service provider (ASP) featuring software for creating, modifying and viewing instructional and educational lesson plans; application service provider (ASP) featuring software for downloading, creating, modifying, and viewing educational and instructional multimedia information and videos; application service provider (ASP) featuring software for aligning educational and instructional objectives and lessons to state curriculum standards, analyzing state mandated school assessments, benchmarking student progress assessments, and transmitting and sharing electronic lesson plans; application service provider (ASP) featuring software for predicting future educational performance of students; software as a service (SAAS) services, namely, hosting children's software for use by others for instruction at the pre-school, primary, secondary, college level, and for generating progress reports related thereto; software as a service (SAAS) services, namely, hosting children's software for use by others for mathematics instruction at the pre-school, primary, secondary, college level, and for generating progress reports related thereto; software as a service (SAAS) services, namely, hosting software for use by others for creating, modifying and viewing instructional and educational lesson plans; software as a service (SAAS) services, namely, hosting software for use by others for downloading, creating, modifying, and viewing educational and instructional multimedia information and videos; software as a service (SAAS) services, namely, hosting software for aligning educational and instructional objectives and lessons to state curriculum standards, analyzing state mandated school assessments, benchmarking student progress assessments, and transmitting and sharing electronic lesson plans; software as a service (SAAS) services, namely, hosting software for use by others for predicting future educational performance of students; technical support services, namely, installation, administration, and troubleshooting of web and database applications; technical support services, namely, troubleshooting of computer software problems

Goods & Services

Educational services, namely, compiling and analyzing educational test scores and related student performance habits and data for others for educational purposes; providing information about education; online educational services, namely, providing courses of instruction and online educational computer games and puzzles at the primary and secondary levels; supplemental and remedial educational services, namely, providing on-line classes, educational assessment services, workshops, seminars, tutoring and mentoring in the fields of reading and mathematics; providing instructional information in the field of diagnostic and prescriptive instructional techniques used by educators and teachers for rendering individualized and personalized lessons in the fields of supplemental and remedial education; education services, namely, providing formative and summative educational assessment services and developing suggested curricula for educators and teachers in relation to student assessment results; education consultation in the field of K-12 level educational systems for schools regarding teacher training, aligning educational and instructional curriculum with state curriculum teaching standards and educational assessment of teachers; on-line journals, namely, blogs featuring information about education

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method for adapting a lesson. The method comprises for a given learner, forming an expectation of the learner's performance in answering questions of a lesson; adapting the lesson a first time based on the expectation; evaluating the learner's actual performance in answering questions of the adapted lesson; and selectively adapting the lesson a second time if a difference between the expectation and the actual performance is greater than a threshold.

IPC Classes  ?

• G06F 11/34 - Recording or statistical evaluation of computer activity, e.g. of down time, of input/output operation

Abstract

Embodiments of the invention provide a network-based educational system comprising educational content that is presented to a child in an interactive session; and a reporting function to report via an interactive dashboard on various aspects of the child's interaction with the educational content.

IPC Classes  ?

• G06Q 30/00 - Commerce
• G06N 5/00 - Computing arrangements using knowledge-based models
• G09B 5/00 - Electrically-operated educational appliances

Goods & Services

Educational services, namely, providing courses of instruction at the pre-school, primary, secondary [, college, graduate and post-graduate ] level and distribution of course material in connection therewith