May 3, 2004New Language Tutor1 Prototype Demonstration

May 3, 2004New Language Tutor2 Organization

May 3, 2004New Language Tutor3 Los niños son nuestra futuro. The children are our future.

May 3, 2004New Language Tutor4 Problem Statement The Public Schools System requires that individual students develop and demonstrate first grade reading skills to advance to the second grade. Developing reading skills is a challenge for first graders. First graders, whose primary language is other than English, have an additional (language) barrier to overcome in order to develop their reading skills.

May 3, 2004New Language Tutor5 Background 28 million Americans ages 5 and older speak Spanish at home. 31% of children from Spanish speaking homes have limited English proficiency (LEP). Hispanic children with LEP perform below their grade level in elementary school Budgetary cuts are reducing the number of bilingual teachers. Department of Education Census, 2004

May 3, 2004New Language Tutor6 Solution Create a computer based reading tutor that will help children overcome language barriers.

May 3, 2004New Language Tutor7 Goals and Objectives Build an effective NLT –Capture English text from children’s book utilizing a COTS hand scanner –Develop translation software –Evaluate and test NLT –Have NLT in full production as planned

May 3, 2004New Language Tutor8 Example of User Display

May 3, 2004New Language Tutor9 Pen Scanner Software NLT Control Module Dictionary Translation Module Text File Pen Scanner Interface Module Settings Module Options Module User Text-Translation Display Module Monitor Error Handling Module User Interface Help Module NLT Product Functional Diagram

May 3, Data Flow Diagram for Product BOOK’S TEXT BOOK’S TEXT BOOK’S TEXT & TRANLATION TRANSLATION ERROR MESSAGE ERROR CODE BOOK’S TEXT BOOK’S TEXT ORIGINAL TEXT & TRANSLATION ORIGINAL TEXT & TRANSLATION Pen Scanner Process scanned text Write to file Scanned Text file Build word list file NLT text file Translate Text Dictionary Write text and translation to file Text – Translation file Display Text and Translation Monitor Process Error Message Display Error Message

May 3, 2004New Language Tutor11 Pen Scanner Software NLT Control Module Dictionary Translation Module Text File Pen Scanner Interface Module Settings Module Options Module User Text-Translation Display Module Monitor Error Handling Module User Interface Help Module NLT Product Functional Diagram

May 3, 2004New Language Tutor12 Pen Scanner Software NLT Control Module Dictionary Text Translation Module Text File Pen Scanner User Text - Translation Display Module Monitor Error Handling Module User Interface Build Dictionary Module Notepad Dictionary NLT Prototype Functional Diagram

May 3, 2004New Language Tutor13 Building the Prototype Dictionary DICTIONARY DICTIONARY DICTIONARY TEXT Dictionary Text file Get text & Build Dictionary Write Dictionary to file Dictionary

May 3, Data Flow Diagram for NLT Prototype BOOK’S TEXT BOOK’S TEXT BOOK’S TEXT & TRANLATION TRANSLATION ERROR MESSAGE ERROR CODE BOOK’S TEXT BOOK’S TEXT ORIGINAL TEXT & TRANSLATION ORIGINAL TEXT & TRANSLATION Pen Scanner SCAN TEXT Write to file in Notepad Scanned Text file Get text & Build word list file NLT text file Translate Text Dictionary Write text and translation to file Text – Translation file Display Text and Translation Monitor Process Error Message Display Error Message

May 3, 2004New Language Tutor15 Demonstration Seven iterations: –scan one word –scan one sentence –scan nonstandard text –scan sentence from book –Scan nonstandard text from book

May 3, 2004New Language Tutor16 Risks Commercially available scanners are not suitable The product is ineffective Competing product developed

May 3, 2004New Language Tutor17 Risk Mitigation Scanner research and development plan Evaluation and test plan Timely development plan

May 3, 2004New Language Tutor18 IDName Resource Names Start Date Finish/ Due Date 1P Finalize Software Specifications Project Manager07/01/0407/15/04 2P Final Management Plan Project Manager07/16/0408/16/04 3P Marketing Plan (Preliminary) Marketing Manager08/17/0409/17/04 4P Facilities and Equipment Project Manager07/01/0409/17/04 5 P Research and Development Software Manager 07/01/04 09/18/04 6P Software Development Software Engineers09/18/0409/18/05 7P Evaluation and Testing Software Engineers09/19/0504/20/06 8P Shift to Production Phase Project Manager04/21/0607/21/06 Phase II Milestones

May 3, 2004New Language Tutor19 Phase III Milestones IDNameResource Names Start Date Finish/ due Date 1P Production Plan Production Manager07/22/0612/22/06 2P Continue Marketing PlanMarketing Manager12/23/0607/23/07 3P Technical SupportProduction Mgr07/24/0712/24/07 4P Shift to Out-Years Production Manager01/01/0802/01/08

May 3, 2004New Language Tutor20 Proposed Budget Federal Funds

May 3, 2004New Language Tutor21 Proposed Budget Non-Federal Funds

May 3, 2004New Language Tutor22 Financial Plan SBIR Virginia Center for Innovative Technology SoftWorks, Incorporated

May 3, 2004New Language Tutor23 First Quarter Financial Plan Quarter 1 ( 7/1/04 – 1/1/05 ) Role on ProjectSBIR RequestedSoftWorks Inc. Project Manager14,84522,266 Software Manager11,82117,731 Software Engineers (4)8,95420,596 Mr. Ray2,0000 Dr. Janet Bing00 Dr. Katharine Kersey00 Facilities and Supplies35,9980

May 3, 2004New Language Tutor24 Second Quarter Financial Plan Quarter 2 ( 1/1/05 – 7/1/05 ) Role on ProjectSBIR RequestedSoftWorks Inc. Project Manager4,9487,421 Software Manager3,9405,910 Software Engineers (4)20,89448,058 Mr. Ray2,0000 Dr. Janet Bing10,0000 Dr. Katharine Kersey00 Facilities and Supplies00

May 3, 2004New Language Tutor25 Third Quarter Financial Plan Quarter 3 ( 7/1/05 – 1/1/06 ) Role on ProjectSBIR RequestedSoftWorks Inc. Project Manager4,9487,421 Software Manager3,9405,910 Software Engineers (4)20,89448,058 Mr. Ray2,0000 Dr. Janet Bing2,0000 Dr. Katharine Kersey00 Facilities and Supplies00

May 3, 2004New Language Tutor26 Fourth Quarter Financial Plan Quarter 4 ( 1/1/06 – 7/21/06 ) Role on ProjectSBIR RequestedSoftWorks Inc. Project Manager4,9487,421 Software Manager3,9405,910 Software Engineers (4)20,89448,058 Mr. Ray6,0000 Dr. Janet Bing00 Dr. Katharine Kersey12,0000 Facilities and Supplies00

May 3, 2004New Language Tutor27 Conclusion We have identified the problem Feasibility of the NLT solution is proven by prototype Outlined project plan We have solid financial plan The New Language Tutor should be funded and developed