TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION

[001] The present invention generally relates to the field of learning kit for children in general. More particularly the present invention relates to a slate with engraved structure to practice alphabets and numerals this enabling the child to learn writing alphabets and numerals and improve the handwriting as well.

BACKGROUN D OF THE INVENTION

[002] In general, children are very much prone to making mistakes in the initial stages while writing especially when the letters are cursive and small. They need guidance while writing as to in which direction the alphabet has to be written once initiated so that the errors are less likely to occur and letters look more complete.

[003] To overcome the above mentioned problems several methods have been proposed and implemented like repeated writing of the letters on a stencil each stencil comprising some particular letters repeatedly. Thus a set of stencils may make one complete set of letters to help the child in writing. But the process is cumbersome as several stencils have to be used to learn the letters. Thej stencils may or may not be washable and unbreakable.

[004] Hence there is a need to solve the above problems, unlike the above inventions the current invention deals with an invention where all the alphabets and numbers of a particular language can be learnt with the help of a single slate that is washable, unbreakable and hence reusable.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[005] It is an object of the present invention to provide a learning aid that is lightweight and easy to use. [006] The present invention relates to a slate having two surfaces adhered to each other with two papers in between. Both the surfaces are transparent and/or non- transparent and are made up of acrylite. The first surface comprises of engraved structure for characters like for e.g. alphabets and numerals. The paper beneath the first surface comprises of alphabets over which the engraved structure articulates exactly. Lines with appropriate standard writing directions are drawn on the paper so that it helps the child to know how to write alphabets at a particular level with respect to other alphabets.

(007] The current invention is designed to enable the child to practice alphabets and numerals in multiple languages and multiple styles thus enabling the child to learn writing alphabets and numerals and improve the handwriting as well in their language of interest.

[008] It is another objective of the present invention to allow for workbook related activities to be repeated many times until mastery. Through the use of this invention, in conjunction with any child's workbook, a student has the means to practice the same activities on a particular page over and over again until the targeted skill is mastered. This is of particular importance for children with learning disabilities as practice facilitates learning and skill mastery.

[009] Further objectives and advantages of the invention are to provide an educational device, which is easily transportable, unbreakable, reusable, economical and simple to produce, highly effective in its utility, easy to use by children. Each of these objectives will be apparent from the description herein.

[0010] In accordance with certain of its aspects, this invention relates to a reusable educational device for children, especially for young children, chi ldren with learning disabilities, and children with limited proficiency in the language of instruction to practice a particular subject. [0011] While the invention is illustrated and described in a preferred embodiment, the device may be produced in different sizes, configurations, forms, and materials.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0012] The present invention may best be understood with reference to the following description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, While the invention is illustrated and described in a preferred embodiment in FIGS. 1 , to 9, the device may be produced in different sizes, configuration, forms and materials:

[0013] Referring to FIG. 1 is a diagram depicting the lower surface of the slate

[0014] Referring to FIG.2 is a diagram depicting the upper surface of the slate over which the cursive alphabets and numerals are engraved.

[0015] Referring to FIG.3 is a diagram depicting the upper surface of the slate over which the normal alphabets and numerals are engraved.

[0016] Referring to FIG.4 is a diagram depicting he first sheet with lines and normal alphabets and numerals written on it. It is placed below the upper surface of the slate exactly matching with the alphabets and numerals on the surface.

[0017] Referring to FIG. 5 is a diagram depicting the second sheet which is placed in between the first sheet and lower surface of the slate facing the lower surface.

[0018] Referring to FIG. 6 is a diagram depicting the first sheet comprising of cursive alphabets and numerals above which is placed the upper surface of the slate.

[0019] Referring to FIG. 7 is a diagram depicting the sheet comprising normal alphabets and numerals placed in between the two surfaces of the slate. [0020] Referring to FIG. 8 is a diagram depicting the sheet comprising cursive alphabets and numerals placed in between the two surfaces of the slate.

(0021] Referring to FIG. 9 is a diagram depicting the second sheet placed in between both the surfaces of the slate below the first sheet. The slate is shown reverse making the lower surface and second sheet visible.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

(0022] Various aspects of the invention relate to employing a user's writing style to improve writing input techniques. Some examples of the invention may employ the style in which the user writes a single character, referred to hereafter as an "allograph." As used hereafter, the term "character" generically refers both to an individual letter, number or other mark, and to a ligature (i.e., a single shape or glyph that represents two or more underlying letters, numbers, or other marks). The allograph of a character may be determined for example, by the number of strokes that a user makes to write the character, the order in which each stroke is written, and the direction in which each stroke is written.

[0023] Other aspects of the invention may alternately or additionally employ a group of allographs that form a handwriting style.

[0024] Exemplary embodiments of the present invention are directed towards a slate which is used for improvement of hand writing of an individual is disclosed. According to a first aspect of the present invention is a slate having two surfaces adhered to each other with two papers in between. Both the surfaces are transparent and/or non- transparent and are made up of polymeric composition more specifically for e.g. acrylite. The first surface comprises of engraved structure for characters like for e.g. alphabets and numerals. The paper beneath the first surface comprises of alphabets over which the engraved structure articulates exactly. Lines with appropriate standard writing are drawn on the paper so that it helps the child to know how to write alphabets at a particular level with respect to other alphabets.

[0025] The first surface of the slate comprises of engraved structure for alphabets and numerals. The surface has arrows. Arrows are given in the engraved structure indicating the direction as to how the alphabets and numbers have to be written. As the child practices writing of letters and numerals along the direction of the given arrows the child will begin to write in a correct way instead of haphazardly. This enables in helping the child to write correctly even when they have to write without the help of engraved structure once the child is done with repeated practice along the arrows in the engraved structure. The engraved structure are over the first paper on which the alphabets and numerals are given but do not touch the paper beneath thus helping the child in writing repeatedly and washing the slate. This helps the child in learning correct way of writing without committing mistakes even in the initial stages as alphabets and numerals can be written along the direction of arrows.

[0026] The second paper comprises only of lines and is placed facing the bottom surface of the slate. This is to further allow the child to practice letters and numerals without the help of the engraved structure so that the progress of the child's handwriting could be assessed when written without the help of the engraved structure.

[0027] The bottom surface of the slate is a planar surface over which the alphabets and numerals may be written without the help of the engraved structure by keeping in view the lines visible over the second surface because of the lines on the second paper beneath. The letters once written could be erased easily and the slate can be reused.

[0028] In practice, the present learning aid permits the instructor to give one-on-one instruction to a student at the student's desk or the instructor's desk. The task is performed by the instructor, erased, and then the student attempts the same task. [0029] The two papers are kept in between the two surfaces of the slates and laminated thus enabling them to adhere to each other tightly. This further enables in reusability of the slate by making it washable.

[0030] Still other implementations of the invention may alternately or additionally analyze a user's writing style to determine whether the user writes right-handed or left- handed.

[0031] Other implementations of the invention may analyze one or more characters of a user's handwriting in order to alternately or additionally categorize the user's handwriting into a particular handwriting style. Advantageously, both types of handwriting recognition applications may provide greater recognition accuracy than a generic handwriting recognition application without requiring the user it submit a large amount of training data.

[0032] Some examples of the invention then may alternately or additionally analyze one or more of a user's allographs to predict how a user writes other characters.

[0033] While specific embodiments of the invention have been shown and described in detail to illustrate the inventive principles, it will be understood that the invention may be embodied otherwise without departing from such principles.