Spotlight on Speech Recognition: HTML Version without frames 1) View entire document 2) View the document by individual questions (below): THE FUNDAMENTATLS OF SPEECH RECOGNITION What is speech recognition technology? How does speech recognition work? What happens when the computer does not recognize a dictated word or phrase correctly? What exactly constitutes a speech recognition system? How do speech recognition systems differ from one another? Aren't speech recognition systems prohibitively expensive? Which are the leading speech recognition systems on the market? How fast can a person "type" or input text using speech recognition? How does one determine whether to use discrete or continuous speech recognition? If a student uses speech recognition, how will they learn to write? POTENTIAL USERS How can speech recognition benefit students with physical disabilities? How can speech recognition benefit students with learning disabilities? If learning disabled students use speech recognition for writing, are they still able to use other methods? Is speech recognition appropriate for all students with writing difficulties? Do students need to have all the skills you mentioned in the preceding question to be able to use speech recognition? How can one best determine whether or not an individual student can use speech recognition? Can students with speech impairments use speech recognition? Is there any research on who are the best potential users? TRAINING How important is training? Is training school-age students different from training adults? What might a speech recognition training sequence for students look like? Once the voice file has been set up, how does the student learn to operate the system? IMPLEMENTATION Where should a system reside? At school, at home, or both? What about the noise factor at school? Who should provide ongoing training and technical assistance? How will students and teachers in the school setting react to a student using speech recognition? What about ongoing instructional support? What are the implications for the teaching of writing and the curriculum? spotlight viewing options | spotlight home This Web site was funded from 1997-2001 by the U.S. Department of Education, National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR). Contract #HI33G70143. The views expressed within this site do not necessarily reflect the views of the Government. Site hosted by Education Development Center, Inc. ©2000 Education Development Center, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Material on this site is no longer updated. Final update 2/02.