1 Speech Technology Applied to Children with Speech Disorders Speech Technology Applied to Children with Speech Disorders

Abstract — This paper introduces an informatic applications for speech therapy in Spanish language based on the use of Speech Technology. The objective of this work is to help chil-dren with different speech impairments to improve their com-munication skills. Speech technology provides methods which can help children who suffer from speech disorders to develop pre-Language and Language. For pre-Language development the informatic application works on speech activity detection and intensity control, and for Language the application works on three levels of language: phonological, semantic and syntac-tic. This application is designed to enable those suffer from speech disorders to train their communication capabilities in an easy and entertaining way. This tool is available for free distribution