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标题：A Case Study of a Robot-Assisted Speech Therapy for Children with Language Disorders
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作者：David Estévez ; María-José Terrón-López ; Paloma J. Velasco-Quintana 等
期刊名称：Sustainability
印刷版ISSN：2071-1050
出版年度：2021
卷号：13
期号：5
页码：2771
DOI：10.3390/su13052771
语种：English
出版社：MDPI, Open Access Journal
摘要：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 <b>a</b> NAO can be applied best in speech therapy to make a more inclusive education conclusions.