AUTOMATED TECHNIQUES FOR TEACHING LANGUAGE

摘要

Techniques are described herein for automating the teaching of language arts in a manner that directly engages students. In one embodiment, a display device of a computer system, as part of a first automated activity, displays a definition of a particular word without depicting the particular word itself. A plurality of draggable prefixes, roots and suffixes that belong to the particular word are displayed. A first position, on the screen display, is established to which a user may drag one of the draggable prefixes. A second position, on the screen display, is established to which the user may drag one of the draggable roots. A third position, on the screen display, is established to which the user may drag one of the draggable suffixes. In response to the user dragging a particular draggable prefix to the first position, dragging a particular draggable root to the second position, and dragging a particular suffix to the third position, the system generates an indication of success if the particular word is formed by combining the particular draggable prefix, the particular draggable root, and the particular draggable suffix.