Speech Communication 49 (2007) 861–873 www.elsevier.com/locate/specom Highly accurate children’s speech recognition for interactive reading tutors using subword units Andreas Hagen‚ Bryan Pellom *‚ Ronald Cole Center for Spoken Language Research‚ University of Colorado at Boulder‚ 1777 Exposition Drive‚ Suite #171‚ Boulder‚ CO 80301‚ USA Received 15 December 2005; received in revised form 20 February 2007; accepted 9 May 2007 Abstract Speech technology offers great promise in the field of automated
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Unit 029 Working together for the benefit of children and young people. Outcome 1. Understanding integrated and multi-agency working 1. Explain the importance of multi-agency working and integrated working. I have a responsibility to help the children in my care achieve the 5 outcomes of the UK Government Initiative Every Child Matters (ECM) – Be Healthy‚ Stay Safe‚ Enjoy & Achieve‚ Make a positive contribution and Achieve economic wellbeing. It is important that I contact and utilise
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How Laughter Works Claudia Carnessali Selby-College Comp The essay that I chose from the book was the one by Marshall Brain “How Laughter Works”. I chose to write about this essay because this one is more in depth of where laughter actually comes from how its more than just jokes that people laugh at every day. Start off with a dash of sarcasm and a dash of vulgarity. At least that’s what my friends and I do. Laughter is a form of enjoyment towards one another. Means we are remotely comfortable
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Communication is an important part of working with people. The way we communicate demonstrates understanding‚ respect and empathy toward clients. Effective communication allows for an understanding of the client’s situation. When we communicate understanding we can reflect back a client’s statement‚ which allows the client to know the social worker has an understanding about their situation. Micro processing allows for better understanding for treatment planning and defining goals. When a social
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Expository Speech Good morning ladies and gentlemen‚ the topic that I have chosen to present this morning is one that is very dear to my heart‚ for in my relatively short existence on this earth I have watched my aunt battle a disease which literally changed every aspect of her life and day to day living. Scleroderma is a chronic auto-immune disease of the connective tissue. Coming from two Greek words ‘sclera’ and ‘derma’ which mean ‘hard’ and ‘skin’ respectively‚ scleroderma in actuality is
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As part of this project I work with a range of 18 – 24 year olds with significant barriers that prevent them from gaining employment. I have a key role in recruiting the correct candidates for Talent Match and use a variety of contact sources such as the Joshua Project‚ The HIVE and the local Jobcentre plus. Once an eligible young person is found‚ I conduct initial assessments that gain me an insight into what the aspirations of the client are and how I can best support them to reach their
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Task C Short Answer Questions Explain the importance of a team approach to supporting play It is imperative that all staff work together as a team. Each member should be clear about the aims and objectives. Good teamwork is important to everyone who comes in to the setting. Pleasant atmosphere; There needs to be clear communication Tasks and responsibilities must also be clearly defined Work should be fairly distributed Smooth running is vital to the security and safety of both staff and children
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Outcome 1 Understand why communication is important in the work setting. 1. Identify different reasons why people communicate. People communicate to express their needs‚ feelings‚ emotions‚ pain and opinions. Also to have the ability to form positive relationships and be loved and accepted within society and be able to achieve and develop to one’s full potential. Within my childcare setting we communicate to: * To ensure the safety of the child. * Information between parents‚ teachers
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Persuasive speech on volunteer work Intro It seems like most people who are trying to persuade you to do volunteer work are always trying to get you at their one specific company or organization. They show you all the benefits of working there and everything you should get out of it‚ all the reasons why it ’s the best place to go. I ’m sure one reason after another goes in one ear and out the other‚ especially when you have to listen to so many of them. Well today I want to discuss why any volunteer
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Effects of Multi-Disciplinary Approaches There are various ways to approach and solve problems. Such approaches include multi-disciplinary perspectives and strictly disciplinary perspectives. To effectively solve a problem a person should gather an array of information from a series of different sources. When a person takes this approach towards a certain problem or situation‚ they are taking a multi-disciplinary approach. As defined in the Webster’s American Dictionary: College Edition‚ multidisciplinary
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