Patent ID: 6535853
Filing Date: 2003-03-18
Classification: G10L

Abstract:
An automated method for detecting learning disabilities in a subject, comprising:(a) constructing a library comprising a multiplicity of test words each further comprising one or more phonemes, wherein for each test word, the library further comprises a sound record of the correct pronunciation, a written representation, and the identity of each phoneme contained therein; (b) displaying the written representation of one of the test words as a sample word; (c) requesting the subject to pronounce the sample word and recording the pronounced word as a response record; (d) comparing the sample sound record to the response sound record, and identifying the response as properly or improperly pronounced; (e) recording the identity of each improperly pronounced response, and the identity of the phonemes contained therein; (f) repeating the steps from (c) to (e) with a plurality of different test words until a statistically significant number of test words has been displayed; and (g) generating a report summarizing the number of proper and improper pronunciations, the test words improperly pronounced, and the phonemes contained in each such test word.