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- Title
INTERACCIÓN Y ACCESIBILIDAD PARA UNA EDUCACIÓN INCLUSIVA: UN ENFOQUE DE COMPUTACIÓN UBICUA Y LINGÜÍSTICA COMPUTACIONAL.
- Authors
Jadán-Guerrero, Janio; Guerrero, Luis A.; Carpio-Brenes, María A.
- Abstract
The development of wireless technologies and mobile devices open the possibility to create new scenarios of application in the field of computational linguistics. One of them is the integration of students with special educational needs in interactive and accessible learning environment. This paper describes a ubiquitous system to strengthen interaction in the process of initial reading of students with Down syndrome. The system is based on the literacy method Picto Phonic (Pifo), which has a tangible user interface with physical objects and 3D letters. These objects can be recognized by Pifo, a puppet bear designed with RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) technology. At the Special Education Center Centeno Guell in Costa Rica an experimental phase was conducted for evaluating aspects of interaction with activities for the development of phonological awareness in the process of initial reading. In the study participated 4 special education teachers and 6 students with Down syndrome. The results obtained allowed to understand the acquisition of reading skills and the development of cognitive skills: motivation, perception, motor skills, concentration and language. In addition, a pilot test was carried out with a teacher and 3 students with impaired hearing. This event motivated to perform a longitudinal study in order to assess whether the tool also conducive to learning, both in students with Down syndrome as with mobility, visual and hearing disability with language problems.
- Publication
Káñina. Revista de Artes y Letras de la Universidad de Costa Rica, 2016, Vol 40, Issue 4, p87
- ISSN
0378-0473
- Publication type
Article