Minimum viable product “Ailey Robot Improves Verbal Skills” for the development of preschool children

Abstract

This paper specifically examines MVP “Ailey Robot Improves Verbal Skills” as a tool for preschool aged children’s verbal skills development. Initial project aims to develop competent verbal skills as an aid tool for simple verbal correction in native (Russian) language and the associative object thinking improvement for children aged 3 years old, as well as is objected to increase the vocabulary of older children (up to seven aged ones). One of most significant activities for preschoolers is a role-playing game with a plot helping children to orient in social relations and estimate human activity’ values and motives through the acceptance of a certain role. With technological development, online platforms and applications are becoming the most accessible and increasingly popular method of teaching children from 3 to 7 years old. The content of thematic levels in the application covers various areas of daily life, which helps the child develop important situational and social skills, while the game format increases internal motivation to learn. The “Ailey Robot Improves Verbal Skills” service uses artificial intelligence models to create an exciting and effective learning environment for children and serves as an informative auxiliary tool for parents and speech specialists. In this paper we aimed to review this online application’s main features, analyze its performance, and identify its pros & cons.