IIT Bombay has released a mobile app that can gauge the oral reading fluency of a child using speech processing and machine learning technology. Named TARA (Teacher's Assistant for Reading Assessment) is now being adopted in Kendriya Vidyalayas. It helps in assessing and enhancing oral reading fluency. It now works with English and Hindi language. The reliability of the app was tested, and it matched the ability of human experts. From an audio recording of a child reading a level-appropriat...

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