Abstract: A computing device translates a spoken word into a corresponding ordered set of spoken phonemes and analyzes correctness of the spoken word relative to a target word. The analyzing includes attempting to locate each of the spoken phonemes in an ordered set of grapheme-phoneme correspondences (GPCs) describing the target word, and determining whether or not the ordered set of spoken phonemes comprises a same number of phonemes as in the ordered set of GPCs. The analyzing also includes comparing the order of the ordered set of spoken phonemes against the order of the ordered set of GPCs. The computing device generates a report, based on the analyzing, that identifies at least one of the GPCs in the ordered set of GPCs as having been incorrectly applied in decoding the target word.

Abstract: A computing device translates a spoken word into a corresponding ordered set of spoken phonemes and analyzes correctness of the spoken word relative to a target word. The analyzing includes attempting to locate each of the spoken phonemes in an ordered set of grapheme-phoneme correspondences (GPCs) describing the target word, and determining whether or not the ordered set of spoken phonemes comprises a same number of phonemes as in the ordered set of GPCs. The analyzing also includes comparing the order of the ordered set of spoken phonemes against the order of the ordered set of GPCs. The computing device generates a report, based on the analyzing, that identifies at least one of the GPCs in the ordered set of GPCs as having been incorrectly applied in decoding the target word.

Abstract: Described herein are methods, systems and computer program products for determining a decodability index for one or more words. One of the methods of determining a decodability index for one or more words comprises receiving one or more words for analysis; analyzing the received one or more words using a plurality of effects; and assigning a decodability index to the received one or more words based on the analysis of the received one or more words using the plurality of effects, wherein the assigned decodability index indicates an ability of a person to pronounce or sound out the one or more words.

Abstract: Described and disclosed herein are embodiments of systems, methods and computer program products for determining a grapho-phonetic strategy (GPS) metric that informs how far a particular word-reading error is from the target word and explains where the breakdown occurred. For example, if a person saw the word “cat” and mis-read it as “cap” the GPS metric would be low, suggesting that this particular error was not that far from the target word. However, if a person mis-read “cat” as “climb” the GPS metric would be higher because they only read the initial sound correctly. The GPS metric can be calculated for each mispronounced word in a passage and totaled to yield a passage score. The GPS metric can also be used to develop a tailored improvement process for the person.

Abstract: Described herein are methods, systems and computer program products for determining a decodability index for one or more words. One of the methods of determining a decodability index for one or more words comprises receiving one or more words for analysis; analyzing the received one or more words using a plurality of effects; and assigning a decodability index to the received one or more words based on the analysis of the received one or more words using the plurality of effects, wherein the assigned decodability index indicates an ability of a person to pronounce or sound out the one or more words.