A Case Study of a Robot-Assisted Speech Therapy for Children with Language Disorders
A Case Study of a Robot-Assisted Speech Therapy for Children with Language Disorders
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DOI：
10.3390/su13052771
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发表时间：
2021-03-01
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3.9
通讯作者：
Alvarez-Manzano, Valle
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作者：
Estevez, David;Terron-Lopez, Maria-Jose;Alvarez-Manzano, Valle
本研究的目的是探索在儿童语言治疗干预中使用社交机器人的潜力。采用描述性和探索性的个案研究设计，对5名9 ~ 12岁不同需求的儿童进行语言障碍干预。孩子们参加了会议与NAO型机器人在个别会议。定性的方法被用来收集数据方面的可行性，有用性，障碍和促进者的儿童以及治疗师，以获得一个指示的学习和实现目标的影响。主要结果指出了使用NAO机器人实现语言治疗和教育目标的启示和可能性。NAO有助于激发动机，为学习做好准备，并提高儿童的注意力。研究结果表明，NAO在治疗和教育不同残疾儿童方面具有潜力。需要更多的研究来深入了解NAO如何最好地应用于语言治疗，以得出更具包容性的教育结论。
The aim of this study was to explore the potential of using a social robot in speech therapy interventions in children. A descriptive and explorative case study design was implemented involving the intervention for language disorder in five children with different needs with an age ranging from 9 to 12 years. Children participated in sessions with a NAO-type robot in individual sessions. Qualitative methods were used to collect data on aspects of viability, usefulness, barriers and facilitators for the child as well as for the therapist in order to obtain an indication of the effects on learning and the achievement of goals. The main results pointed out the affordances and possibilities of the use of a NAO robot in achieving speech therapy and educational goals. A NAO can contribute towards eliciting motivation, readiness towards learning and improving attention span of the children. The results of the study showed the potential that NAO has in therapy and education for children with different disabilities. More research is needed to gain insight into how a NAO can be applied best in speech therapy to make a more inclusive education conclusions.