MUMBAI, India, Sept. 14 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641103362 A) filed by Christ University on August 27, 2026, for A Computer-Implemented Audio-Based System For Assessing Phonological Processing Skills In Emergent Biliterate Kerala Children..
Inventors include Jincy George; and Prakash Padakannaya.
The application for the patent was published on September 11, 2026, under issue no. 37/2026.
Abstract: The present invention is a computer-assisted, audio-based system for assessing phonological processing abilities in emergent English-Malayalam biliterate children. The target emergent biliterate children are those who are learning to read and write in Malayalam (home language) and English (in school) simultaneously or sequentially. Simultaneous learners are those who are exposed to both Malayalam and English from the beginning. Sequential learners are those who learn to read and write in one of these languages first and later get introduced to the other language. The system is structured as a phonological assessment tool, which includes three subtests, namely rhyming words, phoneme deletion, and syllable deletion. Each subset contains a set of fifteen nonwords made out of English and Malayalam words, without violating the rules of either language. The Rhyming subtest requires participants to listen to a nonword and identify a nonword that rhymes with it from among the three options presented auditorily. The phoneme deletion subtest includes the auditory presentation of a nonword stimulus, and instructing participants to remove a particular phoneme from it and say what remains. The syllable deletion subtest involves participants deleting a particular syllable from an auditorily presented nonword and saying the remaining part of the stimulus. Participants' responses are scored using a binary system where a correct response is scored 1(one), and an incorrect response is scored 0 (zero). The system is run by an audio delivery module in order to maintain a standardized presentation of instructions and stimuli. There is a control module to administer test items in a sequence, and a response interface that allows the examiner to score the participant based on the accuracy of oral response in phoneme deletion and syllable deletion. The invention also guarantees that there is a controlled administration, standardized presentation of stimuli, and a structured assessment of phonological processing skills. This invention can thus be a reliable and scalable tool for phonological processing among children
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