Patents by Inventor Julie J. Masterson

Julie J. Masterson has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Assessment of spelling and related skills
    Patent number: 6676412
    Abstract: A method of spelling assessment includes identifying misspelled words; describing error patterns; analyzing, for a given spelling error, whether the target word is a base word or is derived or inflected; and assessing the student's phonological awareness, visual orthographic memory, orthographic knowledge, and morphological awareness skills based thereon. An embodiment of the method comprises aligning the student's misspelling with the corresponding letters in the correctly spelled target word. An apparatus implements the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2004
    Assignee: Learning by Design, Inc.
    Inventors: Julie J. Masterson, Kenn Apel, Jan Wasowicz