"PlayTalk" Communication Software for Children with Complex Communication Needs

“PlayTalk”适合有复杂沟通需求的儿童的沟通软件

• 批准号: 8643497
• 负责人: THOMAS JAKOBS
• 金额: $ 16.6万
• 依托单位: INVOTEK, INC.
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-09-05 至 2016-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/8643497
• 关键词: Activities of Daily Living; Address; Adult; Area; Child; Child Support; Cognitive; Collaborations; Communication; Complex; Computer software; Computers; Data; Development; Device Designs; Devices; Education; Educational Activities; Effectiveness; Ensure; Evaluation; Failure; Family; Feedback; Future; Goals; Internet; Language; Language Development; Learning; Licensing; Light; Marketing; Measures; Motivation; Names; Operating System; Parents; Peer Review; Phase; Play; Process; Provider; Publications; Research; Risk; Running; Scanning; Social Interaction; Speech; Tablets; Techniques; Technology; Time; Translational Research; Validation; Visual; Vocabulary; acronyms; commercialization; cost; design; improved; innovation; interest; motor impairment; novel; phase 1 study; phrases; platform-independent; programs; prototype; research clinical testing; research study; research to practice; response; skills; social; software development; sound; symposium; teacher; time use; tool; web site

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): There is an urgent need for speech generating devices (SGDs) designed for young children with complex communication needs. Available SGDs are difficult for children to use and time consuming for adults to program. Without appropriate SGDs, children miss valuable opportunities to communicate and develop language skills during their early years, when they are predisposed to language development. The proposed research continues development of software that successfully addresses these problems. Named PlayTalk, this software encourages interaction and communication that appeals to young children. It uses developmentally appropriate representations, organizations, and navigational techniques so it is easy for young children to understand and use. It also enables adults to add communication displays and language concepts easily and quickly while interacting with the child, without disrupting the fun and learning. The Phase 1 study clearly demonstrated feasibility. PlayTalk was fast and easy for parents and professionals to learn and use, and it supported communication and language learning by young children with complex communication needs better than current SGDs. PlayTalk also provided access to vocabulary that was more responsive to the children's immediate needs and interests, enabling parents and professionals to capitalize on teachable moments as they occurred throughout the day. Phase 2 technical developments focus on making PlayTalk available on many devices via standard web-browsers. Phase 2 also furthers the state-of-the-art by providing tools to encourage participation by children in the creation of VSDs. The impact of PlayTalk is exceptional because it promotes communication, language, and cognitive development by young children who presently are at great risk for failure in these areas.

描述（由申请人提供）：迫切需要为具有复杂沟通需求的幼儿设计的语音生成设备（SGD）。现有的 SGD 对于儿童来说很难使用，对于成人来说编程也很耗时。如果没有适当的 SGD，孩子们就会在早年阶段失去宝贵的沟通和发展语言技能的机会，而此时他们更容易发展语言。拟议的研究继续开发成功解决这些问题的软件。该软件名为 PlayTalk，鼓励对幼儿有吸引力的互动和交流。它使用适合发展的表示、组织和导航技术，因此幼儿很容易理解和使用。它还使成人能够在与孩子互动时轻松快速地添加交流显示和语言概念，而不会破坏乐趣和学习。第一阶段研究清楚地证明了可行性。 PlayTalk 可供家长和专业人士快速轻松地学习和使用，并且比当前的 SGD 更好地支持具有复杂沟通需求的幼儿的沟通和语言学习。 PlayTalk 还提供了更能满足孩子们即时需求和兴趣的词汇，使家长和专业人士能够利用全天发生的教学时刻。第二阶段的技术开发重点是让 PlayTalk 通过标准网络浏览器在许多设备上可用。第二阶段还通过提供工具鼓励儿童参与 VSD 的创建来进一步发展最先进的技术。 PlayTalk 的影响是非凡的，因为它促进了目前在这些领域面临巨大失败风险的幼儿的沟通、语言和认知发展。