Technology Assisted Reading: Acquiring Literacy Naturally Dom
Massaro University of California, Santa Cruz Psyentific Mind
Inc
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Road Map Nature of Language Innate or Learned Research on
Speech Perception Technology Required Theory Driven Applications of
Research and Theory Language Tutoring Universal Literacy
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Noam Chomsky Univ. of Maryland, Jan. 26, 2012 Language is
Special independent language organ independent course of
development not traditional perception and learning theory
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Value of the Face iBaldi in App Store
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See What Im Saying
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Multi-Sensory Pattern Recognition
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Bayes FLMP
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none DA 4 3 2 BA 23DA4none A V
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Language Tutoring with a Virtual Teacher Direct Vocabulary
Instruction
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Baldi Guides Vocabulary Learning
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Change of Heart Overcome Confirmation Bias Behavioral Science
Technology Development Behavioral science and technology could
empower preschool children to learn to read naturally without
instruction
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Current Dogma Speech is Natural Is Acquired Unintentionally
Reading is Artificial Must be Taught Unlike its component parts
such as vision and speech, which are genetically organized, reading
has no direct genetic program passing it on to future generations.
Maryanne Wolf (2007). Proust and the squid: The story and science
of the reading brain. New York: HarperCollins.
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Whats Needed for Universal Speech? Signal analysis Category
Learning Syllabification Recombining Syllables
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Whats Not Needed? Theory of Mind
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Explosive Brain Development
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Critical Period of Development Auditory System Visual System
Language System(s) Speech Sign Reading (Hypothesized)
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Whats Needed for Literacy? Written Language! See Things Signal
analysis Learn Categories Learn Letters and Constraints
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Infant Vision Perception Saccadic EyeMovements--3:20 in
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCFzqcje838
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1 month 20/120 4 months 20/60 8 months 20/30
http://www.ski.org/Vision/babyvision.html Babies can see more than
you might think!
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One-Month Old Infants Can See Two-Month Old Infants Can
See
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Babies Association Engines Learn Statistical Constraints Speech
Music Objects
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Babies (7 months) Association Engines Learn Statistical
Constraints Speech Music Objects
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Babies Association Engines Learn Statistical Constraints Speech
Music Objects Letters?
Picture Books First Literature Integrate Children With A
Culture Pictures Compete With Words Words Hard To Read Dont Help
Reading
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Read With Me! Library of Books Automated Speech Recognition
Smaller Machines Faster More Accurate Text on Portable Screen
Easily Read
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Optimizing Displays Kwon, M-Y., Legge, G.E. & Dubbels, B.
(2007). Developmental changes in the visual span for reading.
Vision Research, 47, 2889-2900.
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METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ACQUISITION OF LITERACY
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Proposal
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Augmented Reality on Contact Lens
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Goal of Universal Literacy Within Reach Start Early Exploit
Technology
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Benefits of Early Reading Eliminate illiteracy Reduce Cost of
Reading Instruction Advantages of Written Language Richer Language
Richer Content
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Success of Proposal Allocating Resources Deaf and Hard of
Hearing Time Spent Reading Rethinking Schooling
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Public Spending vs Brain Growth
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Rates of Return: Heckman and Masterov, The Productivity
Argument for Investing in Young Children, October 2004.
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The Deaf Child High School Graduates Read at 4th Grade Level
95% of Parents Talk Bootstrap with Written Language
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Rethinking Schooling
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APNewsBreak: Rice, Klein panel warns of national security risks
if schools dont improve March 20, 2012
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John Dewey Communities, Not Schools Envisioning Schooling Post
Universal Literacy
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MLDs
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Conclusion and Advice Science and Technology Impact Life Be
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