E-learning activities for articulation in speech language therapy and learning for preschool children

Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate the possibility of creating computerized application software to be used for e-learning activities for Greek preschoolers particularly to improve: (a) speech articulation problems and (b) language learning. The pedagogical model of the application was based on social learning theories and especially the nearest neighbour learning method.This study took place in Greece, during 2009 in a self selected group of children. The results of the study have shown that the learning outcomes of the integrated e-learning activities of language articulation in preschoolers were above average comparatively to other methods. Specially, we classified the learning processes according to the children's needs embedding the technological developments and the current needs of our society.