SOFTWARE INTERVENTION FOR ADVANCED SYNTAX DEVELOPMENT

语言迟缓在学龄儿童中很普遍。值得注意的是，三分之二在入学时被确定为特殊语言障碍的儿童以前既没有被确定过，也没有在学龄前接受过任何形式的语言干预。考虑到有大量学龄儿童存在先前未被发现的语言障碍，显然有必要制定专门针对这一群体需求的干预计划，即旨在促进这些儿童语法中普遍缺失的更高级句法结构发展的干预计划。我们建议开发旨在促进学龄儿童（5-12岁）句法发展的语言干预软件。课程将根据通用语法的原则和参数模型的描述，从当代语言学中衍生出来，它提出了一些重要的方法，可以改善对语言障碍儿童的治疗，并取得更成功的结果。该软件将包括一个人工智能组件，能够根据新兴能力生成个性化课程。我们第一阶段的目标是开发用于引入疑问操作符语法的原型软件。语言病理学家、教师和家长都认识到，当孩子的语言状况受损时，干预的重要性，这种干预是由联邦法律强制规定的。我们期望以计算机为基础的干预系统促进学龄儿童的高级语言发展，这将是一个商业上的成功，并将满足个性化服务的需求。

Language delays are pervasive among school-age children. Remarkably, two thirds of children identified as specific language impaired upon entry into school have neither been identified previously nor have received any form of language intervention during their preschool years. Given this large number of school-age children with previously unidentified language impairments, there is a clear need to develop intervention programs designed specifically to meet the needs of this population, i.e., intervention designed to promote development of the more advanced syntactic constructions that are generally missing from the grammar of these children. We propose to develop language intervention software designed to promote syntactic development in school-age children (5-12 years old). The curriculum will be derived from contemporary linguistics as described by the Principles and Parameters Model of Universal Grammar, which suggests important ways in which the treatment of children with language disrobers may be improved and more successful outcomes achieved. The software will include an artificial intelligence component capable of generating individualized lessons based on emerging competencies. Our Phase I objective is to develop prototype software for introducing the syntax of interrogative operators. PROPOSED COMMERCIAL APPLICATION Speech-Language pathologists, teachers, and parents recognize the importance of intervention when a child's language status is impaired and such intervention is mandated by Federal law. We anticipate that a computer-based intervention system to facilitate advanced language development in school-age children will be a commercial success and will fulfill an unmet need for individualized services.