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Modelling out-of-vocabulary words for robust speech recognition
… thesis concerns the problem of unknown or out-of-vocabulary (OOV) words in continuous speech recognition. Most of today's state-of-the-art speech recognition systems can recognize only words that belong to some predefined finite word vocabulary. When encountering an OOV word, a speech recognizer …
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A Comparison Of Nonwords And Tier Two Vocabulary Words In Speech Treatment
… the role of word lexicality between Tier Two vocabulary (T2) words and nonwords (NWs) in effecting phonological change in children's sound systems. Often children with functional speech sound disorders (SSD) make slow progress in the treatment of their SSD due to their prior experiences with …
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Teaching First Grade Vocabulary Words By Using a Combination Method: a Case Study
… experimental sessions, a list of all first grade words was presented again to determine the number of words learned during the experimental period. Two hundred twenty-eight words were presented during the sessions, 207 words were pronounced correctly at the final meeting. In addition 191 other …
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A characterization of the problem of new, out-of-vocabulary words in continuous-speech recognition and understanding
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 1995.
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An Investigation of the Impact of Multiple Exposures to New Vocabulary Words have on Students with Language Processing Disorders
… with processing disorders best-learned new vocabulary and the role motivation played in success. The district, school, and students were given pseudonyms in order to maintain anonymity. Over the course of three, one-week instructional periods, four students participated in six different oral …
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Incorporate Out-of-Vocabulary Words for Psycholinguistic Analysis using Social Media Texts - An OOV-aware Data Curation Process and a Hybrid Approach
… These lexical variants are referred as out-of-vocabulary (OOV) words. They are not captured in standard dictionaries used by standard Natural Language Processing (NLP) tools. Literature indicates that these OOV words may include hidden linguistic patterns that reflect individual …
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The effectiveness of non-traditional vocabulary instruction in a second-grade inclusion classroom
… study was to determine if non-traditional vocabulary instruction would significantly raise the scores of second-grade students in an inclusion classroom compared to second-grade students whom were taught vocabulary words in a traditional manner. Students were tested in matching vocabulary …
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Teaching Vocabulary Through Weekly Spelling Lessons: An Efficacy Study
<p>In recent years, research has proved that vocabulary knowledge is highly correlated with reading comprehension and academic success. Despite the importance of vocabulary instruction, teachers are lacking a cohesive approach. Teachers are concerned about the quality and quantity of vocabulary …
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A Study of Vocabulary Instruction with Fourth Grade Students Participating in an Individualized Reading Program
… was to determine the effects of one approach to vocabulary instruction on the reading and writing vocabulary of fourth grade students in an individualized reading program. The vocabulary instructional approach used student-selected vocabulary words as well as instruction in vocabulary strategies …
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The effects of a computerized study program on the acquisition of science vocabulary.
… study examined the difference in science vocabulary acquisition comparing computer-assisted learning and a traditional study review sheet. Fourth and fifth grade students from a suburban school in central Texas were randomly selected and randomly assigned to either experimental group or …
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Using iPads in vocabulary instruction for elementary English language learners
… language learners (ELLs) would increase their vocabulary scores in the areas of word recognition, word meaning, and word application when iPads were used during vocabulary instruction. Five at risk third graders enrolled in the school's ELL program participated in the study. All students …
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Contextual effects of varying amounts of language-mixed text on translation and comprehension by monolinguals and bilinguals
… ability to 1) translate Spanish and Finnish vocabulary words and 2) comprehend inferential and factual comprehension questions based on language-mixed prose. Language-mixed (i.e., codeswitched) prose varied in the number of foreign words presented in each sentence (i.e., 0, 1, 2, or 3 words …
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Measuring changes in cognitive load in language processing through measuring postural sway
… balance are measured as subjects process vocabulary words, sentences, and paragraphs with varying degrees of relative difficulty. It is predicted that the more difficult the content, the more subjects will sway. Although standing itself is a common enough task, the biological requirements …
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Vocabulary instruction: using the keyword approach with the interactive smart board in inclusive classrooms
… approach, the definitional approach, to vocabulary instruction for middle school students in an inclusive class; (b) evaluate the effects of using the keyword method in vocabulary instruction for middle school students; (c) evaluate the effects of using the keyword method and the Smart …
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The Effect of Note Taking on the Recall of Information
… taking. Additionally, the participants learned vocabulary words in class and took notes in a way that was normal for them. After taking notes, the participants took a recall test on the vocabulary words. One week later, the same process was completed, however this time, students were taught a …
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Using ipads in teaching vocabulary for students with learning disabilities
… to examine the effects of using iPad to improve vocabulary skills for students with learning disabilities. The participants were 2nd grade students placed in a learning disability resource room. Baseline data was collected using traditional methods during vocabulary intrusion for the first three …
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Teaching Spelling and Vocabulary to At Risk Students Utilizing the Musical/Rhythmic Intelligence
… non-traditional methods in teaching spelling and vocabulary using music and rhythm in instruction. Students have been exposed to stimulus response approaches in learning spelling and vocabulary for most of their school careers. This method included adding a musical component to instruction as part …
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Synthesized speech intelligibility and preschool age children: comparing accuracy for single word repetition with repeated exposure.
… exposure to novel and repeated single spoken words in typical listening environments on the intelligibility of two synthesized speech voices and human recorded speech in preschool age children. Methods: Eighteen preschool aged participants listened to and repeated single words presented in …
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Storytelling with robots : effects of robot language level on children's language learning
… During the game, the robot introduced new vocabulary words and modeled good story narration skills. In a microgenetic study, 17 children played the storytelling game with the robot eight times each over a two month period. With half the children, the robot adapted its level of language to …
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Effective vocabulary development for secondary students in weekly small-group sessions
… one group study was to (a) ascertain the vocabulary acquisition of low-achieving language students in grades 9-11 (n = 14), and (b) to determine if implementation of a program of explicit instruction would lead to a significant improvement of the volume of knowledge of a controlled list of …
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