2321439
Cooperative Agreement
Overview
Grant Description
Sbir Phase II: Computer-Based Co-Reading for Students with Reading Disabilities -This small business innovation research (SBIR) Phase II will produce a system that students will use at home or at school to improve their oral reading. The product will help thousands of public-school districts that are facing a severe shortage of teachers who provide special education services to almost 14 million students with dyslexia or other reading disabilities.
The project could make teachers more effective in several ways: (1) students will practice independently, and receive appropriate feedback from the computer, customized by the teacher for the individual needs of the student, (2) teachers will be freed up to concentrate on teaching new concepts or to provide individualized attention to resolve specific problems, and (3) teachers will have digital data to track student progress, a mandated requirement of the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Act. This small business innovation research (SBIR) Phase II project will produce a system that students will use at home or at school to improve their oral reading.
This system will use a cloud-based infrastructure and end-user application to perform computer-based co-reading with the student that will (1) validate the student?s reading accuracy and offer remediations when the student makes a mistake, (2) allow the student?s specialized teacher to customize the reading experience and the remediations, and to monitor the student?s progress, (3) use engaging book content, (5) capture audio of the student?s oral reading, and (6) provide to the teacher with the captured audio, the corresponding text of that audio using natural language processing, and the student?s mistakes. This system will be evaluated in public schools with sufficient numbers of students to apply to the Institute of Education Sciences for What Works Clearinghouse certification.
This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.- Subawards are not planned for this award.
The project could make teachers more effective in several ways: (1) students will practice independently, and receive appropriate feedback from the computer, customized by the teacher for the individual needs of the student, (2) teachers will be freed up to concentrate on teaching new concepts or to provide individualized attention to resolve specific problems, and (3) teachers will have digital data to track student progress, a mandated requirement of the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Act. This small business innovation research (SBIR) Phase II project will produce a system that students will use at home or at school to improve their oral reading.
This system will use a cloud-based infrastructure and end-user application to perform computer-based co-reading with the student that will (1) validate the student?s reading accuracy and offer remediations when the student makes a mistake, (2) allow the student?s specialized teacher to customize the reading experience and the remediations, and to monitor the student?s progress, (3) use engaging book content, (5) capture audio of the student?s oral reading, and (6) provide to the teacher with the captured audio, the corresponding text of that audio using natural language processing, and the student?s mistakes. This system will be evaluated in public schools with sufficient numbers of students to apply to the Institute of Education Sciences for What Works Clearinghouse certification.
This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.- Subawards are not planned for this award.
Awardee
Funding Goals
THE GOAL OF THIS FUNDING OPPORTUNITY, "NSF SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH PHASE II (SBIR)/ SMALL BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER (STTR) PROGRAMS PHASE II", IS IDENTIFIED IN THE LINK: HTTPS://WWW.NSF.GOV/PUBLICATIONS/PUB_SUMM.JSP?ODS_KEY=NSF23516
Grant Program (CFDA)
Awarding / Funding Agency
Place of Performance
Wellington,
Florida
33414-8306
United States
Geographic Scope
Single Zip Code
Objective Ed was awarded
Cooperative Agreement 2321439
worth $1,000,000
from National Science Foundation in January 2024 with work to be completed primarily in Wellington Florida United States.
The grant
has a duration of 1 year 5 months and
was awarded through assistance program 47.084 NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships.
The Cooperative Agreement was awarded through grant opportunity NSF Small Business Innovation Research / Small Business Technology Transfer Phase II Programs (SBIR/STTR Phase II).
SBIR Details
Research Type
SBIR Phase II
Title
SBIR Phase II: Computer-based co-reading for students with reading disabilities
Abstract
This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II will produce a system that students will use at home or at school to improve their oral reading. The product will help thousands of public-school districts that are facing a severe shortage of teachers who provide Special Education services to almost 14 million students with dyslexia or other reading disabilities. The project could make teachers more effective in several ways: (1) students will practice independently, and receive appropriate feedback from the computer, customized by the teacher for the individual needs of the student, (2) teachers will be freed up to concentrate on teaching new concepts or to provide individualized attention to resolve specific problems, and (3) teachers will have digital data to track student progress, a mandated requirement of the Federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) act.
This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II project will produce a system that students will use at home or at school to improve their oral reading. This system will use a cloud-based infrastructure and end-user application to perform computer-based co-reading with the student that will (1) validate the student’s reading accuracy and offer remediations when the student makes a mistake, (2) allow the student’s specialized teacher to customize the reading experience and the remediations, and to monitor the student’s progress, (3) use engaging book content, (5) capture audio of the student’s oral reading, and (6) provide to the teacher with the captured audio, the corresponding text of that audio using Natural Language Processing, and the student’s mistakes. This system will be evaluated in public schools with sufficient numbers of students to apply to the Institute of Education Sciences for What Works Clearinghouse certification.
This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.
Topic Code
LC
Solicitation Number
NSF 23-516
Status
(Complete)
Last Modified 12/21/23
Period of Performance
1/1/24
Start Date
6/30/25
End Date
Funding Split
$1.0M
Federal Obligation
$0.0
Non-Federal Obligation
$1.0M
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
2321439
SAI Number
None
Award ID URI
SAI EXEMPT
Awardee Classifications
Small Business
Awarding Office
491503 TRANSLATIONAL IMPACTS
Funding Office
491503 TRANSLATIONAL IMPACTS
Awardee UEI
JEPHNDSLXKE1
Awardee CAGE
8ETK2
Performance District
FL-22
Senators
Marco Rubio
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
Modified: 12/21/23