Book construction with die-cut holes demonstrating readily decodable words in ongoing story

Abstract

The present application is a book construction, designed to be used in multiple children's books, utilizing strategically placed die-cut holes in an ongoing story that can deliver structured and intentional practice in decoding words. This includes identifying alphabet letters, identifying sounds assigned to letters, and identifying sounds assigned to recognizable letter patterns. Every book targets a different recognizable letter pattern and this pattern will be the targeted base for decoding an entire set of words in each book as the story unfolds. Each die-cut hole will split a word into an initial letter sound and the sound assigned to the recognizable letter pattern. Blending these two sounds together creates a new word. The meaning of the new word may be more readily apparent as it appears in the context of a complete sentence in an ongoing story.

Claims

1. A book construction designed to create readily decodable words in an ongoing story comprising: (a) a curated set of rhyming words wherein the constituent rhyming sound is formed using an identical letter pattern which will become a targeted pattern for decodable words in a book wherein the set of rhyming words is inclusive enough that an ongoing story can be told using each word on a different page in a sentence that will appear on consecutive left-hand pages of the open book; (b) a strategically placed series of aligned die-cut holes that cut through sequential pages to expose the targeted pattern each time it appears in the new rhyming word through the individual die-cut hole on the left-hand side of the open book; (c) the targeted pattern is printed once on a left-hand page near the front of the book, wherein it becomes visible through each individual die-cut hole as the kinetic motion of turning a right-hand page over to become a left-hand page of the open book is completed; (d) an initial letter/letters of the rhyming words printed on consecutive left-hand pages to be vertically and horizontally aligned in front of the targeted pattern when it becomes visible through the die-cut holes wherein the letter/letters will appear together with the targeted pattern as the new single word in the sentence that is intrinsic to advance the plot of the ongoing story; (e) additional words, deliberately included in the story wherein the same constituent rhyming sound occurs using the targeted pattern, to be printed in a different color ink from the rest of the words in the text to support the recognition of the targeted pattern; and, (f) a back cover that contains one of the aligned die-cut holes that makes visible the targeted letter pattern as a standalone, pronounceable sound that will form a base for the decodable words in the book.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

(1) FIG. 1 shows the front and back covers when the book is open and face down.

(2) FIG. 2 shows the book opened to the first story page.

(3) FIG. 3 shows the start of a die-cut event as the first story page is turned.

(4) FIG. 4 shows the ending of a die-cut event as the new letter or letters come into view.

(5) FIG. 5 shows a finished die-cut event and the color-coded words that use the same recognizable letters pattern that is targeted in the story.

(6) FIG. 6 shows a sample app to display the book on a cell phone.

DRAWING REFERENCE NUMERALS

(7) 100 die-cut hole 110 recognizable letter pattern 120 back cover and back cover information 130 book spine 140 front cover and front cover information 150 barcode and ISBN 200 last page of front matter 210 first story page 300 die-cut event 400 new letter or letters 410 story page 420 picture page 500 color-coded words that use recognizable letter pattern 600 sample app on cell phone

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

(8) In the following detailed description, the present application will be described as a physical book with paper pages and printed text that is designed to demonstrate the process of decoding. However, like all physical books with paper pages today, the present application could easily be formatted for flat-screen electronic devices such as cell phones 600 or tablets as illustrated in FIG. 6. The die-cut event 300 is easily simulated graphically.

(9) As illustrated in FIG. 1, the present application is a book construction that has a front cover 140, back cover 120, book spine 130, and a plurality of pages in-between. The binding can be either glued, saddle stitched, wire bound, or other method as understood by those skilled in the art. The labeled elements contain the appropriate information: front cover 140 has title, cover art, author; back cover 120 has back cover information, and bar code and ISBN 150. The distinctive and advantageous elements in FIG. 1 are the die-cut hole 100 and the recognizable letter pattern 110 that is visible through the die-cut hole 100. These elements immediately alert potential readers to the interior design of the book construction and to the identity of a recognizable letter pattern 110 that will form decodable words in an ongoing story.

(10) As illustrated in FIG. 2, the last page of the front matter 200 has a recognizable letter pattern 110 printed to be vertically and horizontally aligned so that it will be visible within the die-cut hole 100 through all of the story pages and through the back cover as well.

(11) The story starts on the right-hand side page of the open book where the text appears on the first story page 210 above a curiously empty die-cut hole 100.

(12) The kinetic element of a die-cut event 300 is illustrated in FIG. 3. As the first story page 210 is turned, the transitional motion that allows this right-hand side page to become the next left-hand side page will start a die-cut event 300 as a recognizable letter pattern 110 is about to be seen through the die-cut hole 100.

(13) FIG. 4. Meanwhile, the new letter or letters 400 that are associated with the initial sound of the next upcoming word that will complete the last sentence on a story page 410 of text have come into view alongside a picture page 420. As the page settles, the die-cut event 300 will complete and a recognizable letter pattern 110 will suddenly become visible. Now, a new word is ready to look at and say. Blending or joining the sounds together can occur from left-to-right to decode the new word and propel an ongoing story forward.

(14) As illustrated in FIG. 5, the die-cut event 300 will repeat to the end of the book as every page is turned and a story page 410 of text will be the left-hand side page and a picture page 420 will be on the right. Additionally, all words in the stories that contain the recognizable letter pattern 110 are color coded 500, appearing in a different color ink than is used for the body of the text. The body of text always uses a clear and easy to read font that correlates with the letter shape children learn to print.

(15) The present application can demonstrate decoding in a predictable and easy-to-follow visual presentation. New readers may begin to see decoding as a dependable process and a key to unlocking the seemingly mysterious symbols printed on a page.