Patent US 6,474,992

This invention of booklet, bookmark and audio storage device, relates to training youth and adult readers considered normal, in the use of materials and reference tools in their development of fluency using the instructional method of the prior related invention and the configuration of categories of information, activities and experiences deemed as necessary for the development of such materials and tools. These materials and tools use special markings for directing readers in word pronunciation while leaving in tact the correct spelling of text in the booklet and uses both correct and phonetic spelling on the reference tool as a means of aiding pronunciation of letter combinations and sight words that do not decode phonetically. The audio storage device aids the reader in objectively evaluating fluency. The materials and tools have been designed to be accessible, economical, highly portable, and inconspicuous as a means of protecting the reader's self esteem. This invention is further designed to be used independent of other resources, helpers or equipment beyond that associated with this invention.