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David-Javier Estevez-Ibañez is a teacher at the School of Architecture, Engineering and Design at the Universidad Europea de Madrid. He holds a MSc degree in Industrial engineering, MSc on organization and project management. He is currently working leading a master degree in renewable energy. He is currently doing a PhD in Educational Robotic
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.
David Estévez; María-José Terrón-López; Paloma Velasco-Quintana; Rosa-María Rodríguez-Jiménez; Valle Álvarez-Manzano. A Case Study of a Robot-Assisted Speech Therapy for Children with Language Disorders. Sustainability 2021, 13, 2771 .
AMA StyleDavid Estévez, María-José Terrón-López, Paloma Velasco-Quintana, Rosa-María Rodríguez-Jiménez, Valle Álvarez-Manzano. A Case Study of a Robot-Assisted Speech Therapy for Children with Language Disorders. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (5):2771.
Chicago/Turabian StyleDavid Estévez; María-José Terrón-López; Paloma Velasco-Quintana; Rosa-María Rodríguez-Jiménez; Valle Álvarez-Manzano. 2021. "A Case Study of a Robot-Assisted Speech Therapy for Children with Language Disorders." Sustainability 13, no. 5: 2771.