Socially Assistive Robots to aid learning of Reading Skills in Children with Dyslexia (poster)

Abstract

Socially Assistive Robots are creating a revolution in today's era. They are being used in fields like healthcare, education, entertainment, services and more. In ‘Children with Special Needs’, robot-teacher combination has proved more beneficial than the regular teacher-student scenario in special education. The NAO Robot has been the commonly used SAR as a coach, therapy assistant and companion (1) for various learning difficulties and neurodevelopmental disorders like autism, dyslexia, cerebral palsy, dysgraphia, dyscalculia and more.