A recent article describes the genesis and logic of idea are naturally acquired literacy, and how the Understand My World app facilitates the process of learning the mechanics of reading without direct instruction. https://news.ucsc.edu/2019/08/massaro-app.html
Dom’s research on benefits of reading to children has been featured in several articles:
Study says reading aloud to children, more than talking, builds literacy
Books N Bags: Kindergarten’s the right time to start little library
We are employing new app on both iOS and Android to encourage naturally acquired literacy. We have active research program using this app at local preschool, Happy Days Children’s Learning Center.
We also have new app for learning English as second language, Natural Augmented English on both iOS and Android.
To continue our quest for naturally acquired literacy, have app the Amazon Fire Tablet, currently called explore my world: learn to read, which encourages your toddler and preschool child to learn to read by engaging their curiosity about their surrounding world.
Dom created easier version of Kid Klok, called Kid Klok Easy. Keeping the hour hand on hour number is good bridge to learning, that standard clock which the hour hand moves continuously during the hour. This Easy version provides first experience of success, which then allows the child to graduate the standard Kid Klok.
Dom’s research on importance of reading your children as highlighted in valuable article, Reading Your Baby or Toddler, by Jessica Williams
News on Dom’s paper Two Different Communication Genres and Implications for
Vocabulary Development and Learning to Read http://edsource.org/2015/study-says-reading-aloud-to-children-more-than-talking-builds-literacy/82045. Also published in Huffington Post.
Dom received United States Patent: Dominic William Massaro. Method And System For Acquisition Of Literacy. Patent Number U.S. 9,028,0255 B2. Date May 12, 2015.
Our idea of using RSVP reading, which inwords are presented at single location one after is now being used in applications by Spritz.
To reach wider audience, KidKlok and Baldi are now on Android. Check them out in Play Store for KidKlok and for Baldi.
To celebrate Independence Day, iBaldiMandarin is available. Take look of how accurately he and Baldette speak Mandarin. Have inside view to seem tongue moves for different difficult speech segments. You can the app here. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id663961788?mt=8
We now have Spanish and Arabic versions of iBaldi. Check them out in Apple app store.
Here is Little Bo Peep book at example of formatting book the app Read My Books.
We are currently carrying out research at ACR Academy in Santa Cruz on Naturally Acquired Literacy. Seem recent memo to parents of children.
Dom is currently teaching Psychology 134: Technology Assisted Reading Acquisition.
Dom is planning to teach course on Children Acquiring Literacy Naturally on Coursera.
Dom gave talk on 26 March, 2013 at Institute for Creative Technologies the University of Southern California. See the talk on youtube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OBGW-HssVs&list=PL8D7D9198B2332004&index=6
Dom gave talk at University of California, Berkeley, on March 15, 2013, entitled Technology Assisted Reading (TARA): Children Acquiring Literacy Naturally.
Dom gave talk Florida Atlantic University on February 28, 2013, entitled Technology Assisted Reading: Children Acquiring Literacy Naturally.
Dom gave a paper and a workshop on February 18-20, 2013 presented to 1st International Conference on Technology for Helping People with Special Needs (ICTHP-2013). Al-Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Dom applied for #IfIHadGlass, children could acquire reading like speech – naturally, without instruction, by immersion in written language associated with their experience. https://plus.google.com/112163451328641018913/posts/g6gTc5nGKie
Dom gave talk at google on December 19, 2012. The talk is now on youtube, and called Technology Assisted Reading: Children Acquiring Literacy Naturally.
Dom’s interview with Zina Jawadi, high school junior from Los Altos. November 19, 2012
Dom applied for USA patent. November 5, 2012. Method And System For Representing Capitalization Of Letters While Preserving Their Category Similarity To Lowercase Letters. Patent Application Number 13/669,522, November 6. 2012.
Dom’s ideas about acquiring literacy naturally were discussed in Pacific Standard Magazinel Infant Intelligentsia: Can Babies Learn to Read? And Should They?
Dom gave talk at the Machine Learning Summer School on July 17th at 5:15 pm the Stevenson Event Center, Stevenson College, University of California at Santa Cruz
Their New York Times article on Fisher-Price Laugh & Learn Apptivity Case, which can used with very young children as learn to read naturally with our Read With Me! and Read What I Say applications.
Read our recent description of child might learn to read naturally. Massaro, D. W. (2012). Acquiring Literacy Naturally. American Scientist, 100, 324-333.
Listen to Paul Verschure interview Dom on acquiring literacy naturally.
Dom participated in summer school Barcelona Cognition, Brain, and Technology, BCBT11. His talk, Technology Assisted Reading Acquisition (TARA): Acquiring Literacy Naturally is available here.
Dom applied for U. S Patent Massaro, D. W. (2011a). Method And System For Acquisition Of Literacy. Patent Application Number 13/253,335, October 5, 2011.
Dom gave talk Emeritus Lecture Series at UCSC. Universal Literacy: It Digital Age Engages Learning Brain in Music Recital Hall, Nov 3, 2010.