Scalable and Sustainable Technologies for Reading Instruction and Assessment

在这个项目中，一个个性化的计算机辅助阅读教学计划将被实施和评估。计算机辅助阅读教学基于两类工具--一类是基于语音和动画技术，另一类是基于语言理解技术。前一种工具的一个例子是词汇辅导，它侧重于解码练习。它包括一个与录音机或合成语音同步的3D动画谈话头部，配上插图和打印的文字，可以由老师或孩子输入。孩子们看图像，听单词，看它们的拼写，发音，并收到反馈。第二种类型的例子是总结街。摘要街道是基于统计理论的意义、潜在语义分析。儿童撰写摘要时，摘要街会自动将摘要与他们要摘要的文本进行比较，并就摘要的内容和充分性提供反馈。这些工具都经过了课堂测试。该项目将技术和应用程序开发的基础扩展到一个名为科罗拉多州识字导师的综合阅读项目，该项目将在博尔德学区进行测试后，在科罗拉多州全州进行测试。

In this project a program of individualized, computer-aided reading instruction will be implemented and assessed. The computer-aided reading instruction is based on two classes of tools - one based on speech and animation technology and the other on language comprehension technology. An example of the former tool is Vocabulary Tutor which focuses on decoding practices. It includes a 3D animated talking head synchronized with recorder or synthesized speech, paired with illustrations and printed words that can be entered by the teacher or the child. Children look at the images, listen to the words, see their spelling, pronounce them, and receive feedback. An example of the second kind is Summary Street. Summary Street is based on a statistical theory of meaning, latent semantic analysis. Children write summaries, Summary Street automatically compares their summaries with the text they are summarizing and provides feedback about the content and the adequacy of their summaries. These tools are classroom tested. This project extends the foundation of technology and application development to a comprehensive reading program called Colorado Literacy Tutor that will be tested throughout the state of Colorado after testing in the Boulder School district.