Abstract: The invention relates to methods and systems for teaching and assessing a set of targets to a student, particularly in the field of literacy. One application of the invention is in teaching sound-symbol relationships. The invention using a rapid learning system, whereby each target is associated with a completion score and a student score. A student is prompted to identify a particular target (from a number of options). When the student correctly identifies a target, the student score is incremented until it reaches a completion score. The student score is decremented for incorrect responses. A support mechanism (e.g. a mnemonic) may be provided to the student—as a student shows increased proficiency, the level of support is reduced. This may be done by “morphing” the mnemonic into a standard representation of the target. Associated methods and systems are also disclosed.