A Reading Coach that Listens: (Edited Video Transcript)

At Carnegie Mellon University, Project LISTEN' is t'aking a novel approach to the problem of illiteracy. We have developed a prototype automated reading coach that listens to a child read aloud, and helps when needed. The coach provides a combination of reading and listening, in which the child reads wherever possible, and the coach helps wherever necessary -- a bit like training wheels on a bicycle.