Speech transcription and analysis system and method

A system for transcribing speech of a student comprising:

• a processor;
• display means in signal communication with the processor for:
• prompting a student to produce a word comprising a plurality of phonemes orally;
• displaying a phonetic representation of a correct production of the at word to a therapist;
• and
• displaying a phonetic representation of at least one incorrect production of the word to the therapist;
• input means in signal communication with the processor for permitting the therapist to select from among the displayed phonetic representations of correct and incorrect productions based upon the student produced;
• and
• software means resident on the processor having a code segment adapted to perform an automatic analysis of a student speech production difficulty based upon at least one incorrect production representation in the entered word.

A method for use by a therapist to transcribe speech of a student comprising the steps of:

• prompting a student to pronounce a word comprising a plurality of phonemes orally;
• displaying a phonetic representation of a correct production of the word to a therapist;
• displaying a phonetic representation of at least one incorrect production of the word to the therapist;
• permitting the therapist to select and perform a method of recording the student-produced word from among the steps of:
• making an electronic selection from among the displayed phonetic representations of correct and incorrect productions based upon the student-produced word;
• and
• entering the student-produced word symbolically into a processor;
• and
• automatically performing an analysis of a student speech production difficulty based upon the recorded student-produced word.

A system for transcribing speech of a student comprising:

• a processor;
• display means in signal communication with the processor for:
• prompting a student to produce a word orally;
• displaying a phonetic representation of a correct production of the word to a therapist;
• and
• displaying a phonetic representation of at least one incorrect production of the word to the therapist;
• a first input device in signal communication with the processor adapted to permit the therapist to make an electronic selection from among the displayed correct and incorrect production representations based upon the student-produced word;
• a second input device in signal communication with the processor adapted to permit the therapist to enter the student-produced word symbolically into the processor;
• and
• software means resident on the processor having a code segment adapted to perform an automatic analysis of a student speech production difficulty based upon at least one incorrect production representation in the entered word.

A method for analyzing a speech problem in a user comprising the steps of:

• displaying a symbol to a user, the symbol representative of a word comprising a plurality of phonemes, the displaying step under control of a processor;
• prompting a user to pronounce the word orally;
• entering the user-pronounced word symbolically into an electronic device;
• transmitting the entered symbolic representation of the user-pronounced word to the processor;
• and
• automatically analyzing the symbolic representation of the user-pronounced word to determine whether an error exists in the user pronunciation.

Computer software for analyzing a speech problem in a user comprising:

• a code segment for displaying a symbol to a user on a display device, the symbol representative of a word comprising a plurality of phonemes;
• a code segment for prompting a user to pronounce the word orally;
• a code segment for receiving a symbolic representation of the user-pronounced word;
• and
• a code segment for analyzing the symbolic representation of the user-pronounced word to determine whether an error exists in the user pronunciation.

A system for analyzing a speech problem in a user comprising:

• a processor;
• a display device;
• a therapist input device adapted to receive a symbolic representation of a word comprising a plurality of phonemes, the therapist input device comprising means for transmitting data to the processor;
• software means resident on the processor for:
• displaying a symbol to a user on the display device, the symbol representative of a word comprising a plurality of phonemes;
• prompting a user to pronounce the word orally;
• receiving a symbolic representation of the user-pronounced word from the therapist input device;
• and
• automatically analyzing the symbolic representation of the user-pronounced word to determine whether an error exists in the user pronunciation.