Nancy Ellen Linden

US Patent:

6361322, Mar 26, 2002

Filed:

Mar 6, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/519126

Inventors:

Nancy E. Linden Henry - Dallas TX

Assignee:

Book Brain Consulting, Inc. - Dallas TX

International Classification:

G09B 1700

US Classification:

434178, 434156, 434322

Abstract:

A method of teaching reading comprehension includes presenting a reading passage to a user, asking the user a question relating to the reading passage, and receiving an answer from the user. The method indicates to the user that the answer is an incorrect type of answer to the question if the question tests the users ability to identify information from the passage and the answer uses information that is not from the passage. Also, the method indicates to the user that the answer is an incorrect type of answer to the question if the question tests the users ability to infer a conclusion from the passage and the answer uses specific information from the passage. A computer system for improving a users performance on reading tests includes a memory, a test module and a review module. Software embodied in a computer-readable medium and written material provide other implementations to improve a users performance on reading tests.