WRITING SOFTWARE FOR THE DEAF

这项工作的总体目标是开发一个有效的软件 工具，用于解决特定于 聋人人口 第一阶段的研究将集中在 文字处理程序WRITE THIS WAY的修改 具有实时检查拼写和语法的能力 在Apple II电脑上。 这个软件是由 建议将英语作为第二语言使用的组织 学生，可以量身定制，以提供帮助的用户为基础 对常见错误模式的分析 第一阶段的具体任务包括收集和语言 对100份聋生作文样本的分析 12年级，修改拼写和语法帮助 帮助这一群体解决选定问题的算法， 以及软件的课堂试用。 在第二阶段，我们将增加 语义分析能力的软件提供 对学生的额外帮助。 此外，第二阶段将 将软件扩展到Apple IIGS，并提供自动 评分和记录保存。 这些变化将得到补充 一项对照研究，以评估写这个的疗效 提高聋人写作能力的方法。 这项建议 提供了一个机会，应用一种独特的技术， 自然语言分析的需要，聋人;如 技术通常是为“高端”用户保留的，而不是 学生

The overall goal of this effort is to develop an effective software tool for addressing the types of writing problems specific to the deaf population. The Phase I research will focus on the modification of WRITE THIS WAY, a word processing program with the capability of checking spelling and grammar in real-time on Apple II computers. This software, which was developed by the proposing organization for use with English as a Second Language students, can be tailored to provide assistance to the user based on an analysis of common error patterns. Specific tasks for Phase I include the collection and linguistic analysis of 100 writing samples from deaf students in the 4th - 12th grades, modification of spelling- and grammar-help algorithms to assist this population group with selected problems, and classroom trials of the software. In Phase II we will add semantic analysis capabilities to the software to provide additional assistance to the student. In addition, Phase II will expand the software to the Apple IIGS and provide automatic scoring and record-keeping. These changes will be supplemented with a controlled study to evaluate the efficacy of WRITE THIS WAY in improving the writing skills of the deaf. This proposal offers an opportunity to apply a unique technology for real-time natural language parsing to the needs of the deaf; such technologies are usually reserved for "high-end" users, not students.