Maple Grove School:
Challenges in delivering special needs educational support
Many autistic students in the school struggle with social interaction and require support to help them with social interaction and communication. Students have shown a high interest in technology and find working with technology very appealing. Therefore, the school decided to utilize robot-assisted intervention to support students in learning new skills.
Robot-assisted Speech and Language Interventions
QTrobot, a specialized robot for autism and special needs education, was utilized within the school to provide support for autistic children. QTrobot, with its friendly face and character, sits nicely between technology and social interaction. The robot was used to deliver social interventions as well as speech and language interventions, without increasing social demand.
” We love what our team has achieved with QTrobot so far and we are looking forward to see more of it. ”
Impact of the Robot-Assisted Speech and Language Interventions:
Several key areas of impact emerge from the use of QTrobot:
- For the youngest students who are non-verbal, the robot has proven to be very effective in helping them with joint attention. Students focus and engage better during interactions with the robot, which is very helpful in their learning,
- Since the robot can be personalized for students, they can form an emotional bond with it. They can tell their names to the robot, and they can ask questions and respond to the robot’s questions.
- The robot can assist speech therapists in supporting more students in the school and in delivering SLP (Speech-Language Pathology) programs.
” We are blessed here at Maple Grove to have QTrobot. The robot has became a great fixture in our school. We are all loving it, and so do our children.”
