The Change-Over to Computer-Based Technology in Early Childhood Special Education

Howard, Janice R.; Busch, John; Watson, J. Allen; Shade, Daniel D.

doi:10.1080/08886504.1991.10781980

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“…Yet, it is unrealistic to expect that the majority of the families of young children with ASD can afford such treatment by professionals, or that family members have the time, energy and knowledge to act as effective paraprofessionals. In short, appropriate software can augment the resources demanded of families, schools, and society at large [25].…”

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Using Speech and Natural Language Technology in Language Intervention,

Lehman¹

1997

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Educational and clinical techniques for language intervention in children with autistic spectrum disorders (ASD) focus on achieving a complete, speech-to-speech, communicative loop. To date, the AI technologies developed in areas like speech recognition, natural language processing, student modelling and intelligent tutoring have not been applied to the specific needs of children with ASD. In this paper we describe the design of Simone Says, a proposed software environment in which young children can practice semantically and socially meaningful language by playing a sort of interactive, linguistic game of Simon Says. Current research and practice in remediation both stress the need for achieving engagement and sustaining motivation in taking appropriate conversational turns and using language in functionally appropriate ways. Simone Says is intended to meet these requirements by using the natural attraction of computers to create opportunities for meaningful, speech-based language practice in a highly simplified social setting. In exercises that progress from vocabulary building to simple social conversation, the system will automatically generate contexts in which the student is rewarded for meaningful responses as defined by his or her current position along the normal developmental progression.

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Using Speech and Natural Language Technology in Language Intervention,

Lehman¹

1997

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“…Researchers have suggested that the latest education technologies may make the students more creative and improve their learning 2 abilities [75]. The transformation from traditional teaching methods to technology-enhanced learning has profound implications for teachers and children with special needs [43] [70]. Despite traditional educational systems, emerging technologies with different drives are beneficial for enhancing the teaching-learning process [97].…”

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Design and Development of an Android App (HanDex) to Enhance Hand Dexterity in Children With Poor Handwriting

John

Renumol

2022

IEEE Access

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According to the oscillation theory of handwriting, letters are formed by the coupled modulation of horizontal and vertical oscillation of our hands. This modulation-oscillation scheme requires human motor control. Hence one of the reasons for poor handwriting is lack of fine motor skills. The main objective of this study is to design, develop and evaluate a hand therapeutic-application (HanDex) for children with writing difficulties, to enhance their hand dexterity. Hence this paper describes the design, development and evaluation of the HanDex app. It has mainly five activities for improving tripod grip, hand-eye coordination, spatial organization, letter formation and fine motor skills. The main principle behind the design of all these activities is the oscillation theory of handwriting. A set of user interface (UI) guidelines have been followed in the UI design for simplicity, user-motivation, easy navigation, etc. User evaluation of the prototype was conducted by ten participants in five iterations and the final product was built by considering their feedback. After that, we have conducted case studies in two primary school children with poor handwriting to test the effectiveness of the application. The study used a single subject pretest-posttest design to observe and measure the efficacy of the HanDex application. The post test results showed a positive impact on letter formation, size of letters, spacing of letters and words, placement, speed and legibility in these children. Hence the HanDex app is promising and warrants further investigation on more children with different levels of handwriting difficulty.INDEX TERMS Digital tools, evolutionary prototyping, fine-motor skill, HCI principles, handwriting difficulty, hand dexterity, Tablet PC, touch-based interfaces.

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“…Preschool is a period in which the development of children is the fastest. Children are open to and eager for learning, and their interaction with the real world is intensified [Howard et al 1991]. In this period, children seek for the ways to perceive their environment and the outside world.…”

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The effect of mobile and information technologies on the language development design of preschool children: a meta-analysis and meta-synthesis study

Mavi¹,

Erbay²

2021

jucs

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This study aims to reveal the effect of mobile and information technologies (IT) supported education on the language development design of children, in different cultures in the preschool period, using the methods of meta-analysis and meta-synthesis. Fifteen (15) studies were examined in the meta-synthesis and 22 reviews in the meta-analysis. The studies reviewed in the meta-synthesis were subjected to content analysis, and codes were grouped under six themes. Taking into account the effect sizes reported in the experimental studies in the meta- analysis, the total effect size was calculated by using Comprehensive Meta-Analysis. The analysis revealed that mobile and IT supported education had a high positive effect on the language development of preschool children in different cultures.

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The Change-Over to Computer-Based Technology in Early Childhood Special Education

Cited by 4 publications

References 32 publications

Using Speech and Natural Language Technology in Language Intervention,

Using Speech and Natural Language Technology in Language Intervention,

Design and Development of an Android App (HanDex) to Enhance Hand Dexterity in Children With Poor Handwriting

The effect of mobile and information technologies on the language development design of preschool children: a meta-analysis and meta-synthesis study

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