In this paper we describe the development of two new text-to-speech reading modes for use in a computerised reading tutor for dyslexic children: a phoneme spelling mode which spells words phoneme by phoneme and a syllable mode, which allows speech to be synthesised as either isolated or lengthened syllables. These modes are used for modelling (i.e., to give a good example) and for giving feedback to the child. They are non-existent in most of the current reading tutors but will improve the flexibility of the tutor and allow better therapy.
Latacz, L, Kong, YO, Mattheyses, W & Verhelst, W 2006, Novel Text-to-Speech Reading Modes for Educational Applications. in Proceedings of ProRISC/IEEE Benelux Workshop on Circuits, Systems and Signal Processing, Veldhoven, The Netherlands. pp. 148-153, Finds and Results from the Swedish Cyprus Expedition: A Gender Perspective at the Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Sweden, 21/09/09. <http://www.etro.vub.ac.be/Research/DSSP/PUB_FILES/int_conf/ProRISC2006.pdf>
Latacz, L., Kong, Y. O., Mattheyses, W., & Verhelst, W. (2006). Novel Text-to-Speech Reading Modes for Educational Applications. In Proceedings of ProRISC/IEEE Benelux Workshop on Circuits, Systems and Signal Processing, Veldhoven, The Netherlands (pp. 148-153) http://www.etro.vub.ac.be/Research/DSSP/PUB_FILES/int_conf/ProRISC2006.pdf
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title = "Novel Text-to-Speech Reading Modes for Educational Applications",
abstract = "In this paper we describe the development of two new text-to-speech reading modes for use in a computerised reading tutor for dyslexic children: a phoneme spelling mode which spells words phoneme by phoneme and a syllable mode, which allows speech to be synthesised as either isolated or lengthened syllables. These modes are used for modelling (i.e., to give a good example) and for giving feedback to the child. They are non-existent in most of the current reading tutors but will improve the flexibility of the tutor and allow better therapy.",
keywords = "speech modification, speech synthesis, educational application, syllabification",
author = "Lukas Latacz and Kong, {Yuk On} and Wesley Mattheyses and Werner Verhelst",
year = "2006",
month = nov,
day = "23",
language = "English",
pages = "148--153",
booktitle = "Proceedings of ProRISC/IEEE Benelux Workshop on Circuits, Systems and Signal Processing, Veldhoven, The Netherlands",
note = "Finds and Results from the Swedish Cyprus Expedition: A Gender Perspective at the Medelhavsmuseet ; Conference date: 21-09-2009 Through 25-09-2009",
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