scholarly journals Effect of digital highlighting on reading comprehension given text-to-speech technology for people with aphasia

Aphasiology ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 1-22
Author(s):  
Jessica A. Brown ◽  
Kelly Knollman-Porter ◽  
Karen Hux ◽  
Sarah E. Wallace ◽  
Camille Deville
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Text To Speech ◽  
Speech Technology

scholarly journals Does Use of Text-to-Speech and Related Read-Aloud Tools Improve Reading Comprehension for Students With Reading Disabilities? A Meta-Analysis

2017 ◽  
Vol 51 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-84 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah G. Wood ◽  
Jerad H. Moxley ◽  
Elizabeth L. Tighe ◽  
Richard K. Wagner
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Read Aloud ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Text To Speech ◽  
Speech Technology ◽  
Random Effects Models ◽  
Written Text ◽  
Moderating Variables ◽  
Weighted Effect Size

Text-to-speech and related read-aloud tools are being widely implemented in an attempt to assist students’ reading comprehension skills. Read-aloud software, including text-to-speech, is used to translate written text into spoken text, enabling one to listen to written text while reading along. It is not clear how effective text-to-speech is at improving reading comprehension. This study addresses this gap in the research by conducting a meta-analysis on the effects of text-to-speech technology and related read-aloud tools on reading comprehension for students with reading difficulties. Random effects models yielded an average weighted effect size of ([Formula: see text] = .35, with a 95% confidence interval of .14 to .56, p < .01). Moderator effects of study design were found to explain some of the variance. Taken together, this suggests that text-to-speech technologies may assist students with reading comprehension. However, more studies are needed to further explore the moderating variables of text-to-speech and read-aloud tools’ effectiveness for improving reading comprehension. Implications and recommendations for future research are discussed.

scholarly journals Virtual Guide Dog: Next-generation pedestrian signal for the visually impaired

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 168781401988309
Author(s):  
Zijia Zhong ◽  
Joyoung Lee
Keyword(s):  
Visually Impaired ◽  
Level Of Service ◽  
Proof Of Concept ◽  
Text To Speech ◽  
Speech Technology ◽  
Close Proximity ◽  
Pedestrian Crossing ◽  
Gyroscope Sensor ◽  
Pedestrian Signals ◽  
Distance Deviation

Accessible pedestrian signal was proposed as a mean to achieve the same level of service that is set forth by the Americans with Disabilities Act for the visually impaired. One of the major issues of existing accessible pedestrian signals is the failure to deliver adequate crossing information for the visually impaired. This article presents a mobile-based accessible pedestrian signal application, namely, Virtual Guide Dog. Integrating intersection information and onboard sensors (e.g. GPS, compass, accelerometer, and gyroscope sensor) of modern smartphones, the Virtual Guide Dog application can notify the visually impaired: (1) the close proximity of an intersection and (2) the street information for crossing. By employing a screen tapping interface, Virtual Guide Dog can remotely place a pedestrian crossing call to the controller, without the need of using a pushbutton. In addition, Virtual Guide Dog informs VIs the start of a crossing phase using text-to-speech technology. The proof-of-concept test shows that Virtual Guide Dog keeps the users informed about the remaining distance as they are approaching the intersection. It was also found that the GPS-only mode is accompanied by greater distance deviation compared to the mode jointly operating with both GPS and cellular positioning.

Research and Design of Electronic Speech Reader Based on Text-to-Speech Technology

2012 ◽  
Vol 433-440 ◽  
pp. 4883-4887
Author(s):  
Hong Li Yang ◽  
Yun Yang ◽  
Zhu Yue
Keyword(s):  
Computer Technology ◽  
Speech Processing ◽  
Sound Signal ◽  
Current Development ◽  
Text To Speech ◽  
Speech Technology ◽  
Key Technology ◽  
Text Information ◽  
Voice Service ◽  
Research And Design

TTS, namely text-to-speech, is a kind of technology who can convert text information into sound signal according to information Speech processing rules. TTS, as the synthetic technology of the pronunciation, is the key technology in the current development of computer technology, and one of the most forward technical in its voice service, telephone banking, and information home appliances, mobile PDA fields. TTS has its extensive applications. In this paper, TTS is applied to electronic speech reader, which changes traditional way to read e-book, and both listening to and novels and learning English. This article introduces a method about how to make use of TTS technology, and how to achieve an electronic Speech reader of programming based on Visual Studio C# 2008 environment bring API and Microsoft SAPI interface.

Aurality

2020 ◽  
pp. 205-212
Author(s):  
Georgina Kleege
Keyword(s):  
Oral Language ◽  
Visually Impaired ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Electronic Devices ◽  
Text To Speech ◽  
Speech Technology ◽  
Blind And Visually Impaired ◽  
Audio Books

The author recounts her history as an aural reader and argues for her preference for the synthesized voices of text-to-speech technology over analogue recordings of human voices. Legally blind since the age of 11, she developed habits of good listening, which served to elevate her aural reading from the passive reception of oral language to a more active practice of aural discernment. Now, with the widespread popularity of audio books and the ubiquity of synthesized voice technologies in mainstream electronic devices, she perceives progress toward greater social inclusion for people who are blind and visually impaired.

scholarly journals Review of research on speech technology

2011 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-53
Author(s):  
Rubén San-Segundo ◽  
Carlos D. Martínez-Hinarejos ◽  
Alfonso Ortega
Keyword(s):  
Language Processing ◽  
Spoken Language ◽  
Research Network ◽  
Local Institutions ◽  
Research Groups ◽  
Text To Speech ◽  
Speech Technology ◽  
Audio Processing ◽  
Almost All ◽  
Speech And Language Processing

In the last two decades, there has been an important increase in research on speech technology in Spain, mainly due to a higher level of funding from European, Spanish and local institutions and also due to a growing interest in these technologies for developing new services and applications. This paper provides a review of the main areas of speech technology addressed by research groups in Spain, their main contributions in the recent years and the main focus of interest these days. This description is classified in five main areas: audio processing including speech, speaker characterization, speech and language processing, text to speech conversion and spoken language applications. This paper also introduces the Spanish Network of Speech Technologies (RTTH. Red Temática en Tecnologías del Habla) as the research network that includes almost all the researchers working in this area, presenting some figures, its objectives and its main activities developed in the last years.

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