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New Language Tutor

New Language Tutor. Prototype Demonstration. Organization. Los niños son nuestra futuro. The children are our future. Problem Statement.

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New Language Tutor

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  1. New Language Tutor Prototype Demonstration New Language Tutor

  2. Organization New Language Tutor

  3. Los niños son nuestra futuro. The children are our future. New Language Tutor

  4. Problem Statement The Public Schools System requires that individual students develop and demonstrate first grade reading skills to advance to the second grade. Developing reading skills is a challenge for first graders. First graders, whose primary language is other than English, have an additional (language) barrier to overcome in order to develop their reading skills. New Language Tutor

  5. Background • 28 million Americans ages 5 and older speak Spanish at home. • 31% of children from Spanish speaking homes have limited English proficiency (LEP). • Hispanic children with LEP perform below their grade level in elementary school • Budgetary cuts are reducing the number of bilingual teachers. Department of Education Census, 2004 New Language Tutor

  6. Solution • Create a computer based reading tutor that will help children overcome language barriers. New Language Tutor

  7. Goals and Objectives • Build an effective NLT • Capture English text from children’s book utilizing a COTS hand scanner • Develop translation software • Evaluate and test NLT • Have NLT in full production as planned New Language Tutor

  8. Example of User Display New Language Tutor

  9. Pen Scanner Pen Scanner Software Text File Error Handling Module Translation Module Interface Module Dictionary User NLT Control Module Help Module User Interface Text-Translation Monitor Settings Module Options Module Display Module NLT Product Functional Diagram New Language Tutor

  10. BOOK’S TEXT Pen Scanner Process scanned text Build word list file Write to file BOOK’S TEXT BOOK’S TEXT BOOK’S TEXT NLT text file ORIGINAL TEXT & TRANSLATION Scanned Text file BOOK’S TEXT Monitor BOOK’S TEXT & TRANLATION Display Text and Translation Write text and translation to file Translate Text BOOK’S TEXT & TRANLATION ERROR CODE ORIGINAL TEXT & TRANSLATION TRANSLATION Text – Translation file Dictionary ERROR MESSAGE ERROR MESSAGE Display Error Message Process Error Message Data Flow Diagram for Product

  11. Pen Scanner Pen Scanner Software Text File Error Handling Module Interface Module Translation Module Dictionary User NLT Control Module Help Module User Interface Text-Translation Monitor Settings Module Options Module Display Module NLT Product Functional Diagram New Language Tutor

  12. Pen Scanner Pen Scanner Software Notepad Text File Error Handling Module Translation Module Dictionary User NLT Control Module User Interface Text - Translation Build Dictionary Module Dictionary Text Monitor Display Module Dictionary NLT Prototype Functional Diagram New Language Tutor

  13. DICTIONARY TEXT Get text & Build Dictionary DICTIONARY Write Dictionary to file Dictionary Text file DICTIONARY Dictionary Building the Prototype Dictionary New Language Tutor

  14. BOOK’S TEXT Pen Scanner SCAN TEXT Write to file in Notepad Get text & Build word list file BOOK’S TEXT BOOK’S TEXT BOOK’S TEXT NLT text file ORIGINAL TEXT & TRANSLATION Scanned Text file BOOK’S TEXT Monitor BOOK’S TEXT & TRANLATION Display Text and Translation Write text and translation to file Translate Text BOOK’S TEXT & TRANLATION ERROR CODE ORIGINAL TEXT & TRANSLATION TRANSLATION Text – Translation file Dictionary ERROR MESSAGE ERROR MESSAGE Display Error Message Process Error Message Data Flow Diagram for NLT Prototype

  15. Demonstration • Seven iterations: • scan one word • scan one word • scan one sentence • scan one sentence • scan nonstandard text • scan sentence from book • Scan nonstandard text from book New Language Tutor

  16. Risks • Commercially available scanners are not suitable • The product is ineffective • Competing product developed New Language Tutor

  17. Risk Mitigation • Scanner research and development plan • Evaluation and test plan • Timely development plan New Language Tutor

  18. Phase II Milestones New Language Tutor

  19. Phase III Milestones New Language Tutor

  20. Proposed Budget Federal Funds New Language Tutor

  21. Proposed Budget Non-Federal Funds New Language Tutor

  22. Financial Plan • SBIR • Virginia Center for Innovative Technology • SoftWorks, Incorporated New Language Tutor

  23. First Quarter Financial Plan New Language Tutor

  24. Second Quarter Financial Plan New Language Tutor

  25. Third Quarter Financial Plan New Language Tutor

  26. Fourth Quarter Financial Plan New Language Tutor

  27. Conclusion • We have identified the problem • Feasibility of the NLT solution is proven by prototype • Outlined project plan • We have solid financial plan • The New Language Tutor should be funded and developed New Language Tutor

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