Title :
Technology assisted tool for learning skills development in early childhood
Author :
Rankothge, W.H. ; Sendanayake, S.V. ; Sudarshana, R.G.P. ; Balasooriya, B.G.G.H. ; Alahapperuma, D.R. ; Mallawarachchi, Y.
Author_Institution :
Sri Lanka Inst. of Inf. Technol., Malabe, Sri Lanka
Abstract :
Importance of proper early childhood education is a fact which is often overlooked and neglected. But it is a very important phase in a child´s life and it cannot be under-estimated. Experiences during this phase extensively influence physical and neurological developments, which drive biological, psychological and social responses throughout the entire human lifespan. This research introduces a technology assisted tool for the learning skills development in early childhood. The final outcome is a Tablet PC based application to help the toddlers in their learning experience at early ages. This tool is able to improve the writing and speaking skills of the toddler in an entertainment based way. This features an easy way to teach the toddlers in a productive and efficient manner. The objective is to ensure the children are trained and practiced in early days of their lives using standards and cutting edge methodologies, so that they will be ready to face the challenges in their future.
Keywords :
computer aided instruction; entertainment; human computer interaction; notebook computers; biological responses; early childhood education; entertainment based way; learning skills development; neurological developments; physical developments; psychological responses; social responses; speaking skills improvement; tablet PC based application; technology assisted tool; writing skills improvement; Feature extraction; Fuzzy logic; Mirrors; Psychology; Speech; Training; Writing; Chain code analysis; Control point evaluation; Fourier transformation; Guided handwriting training; Letter speech training; Unguided handwriting training; Word speech training;
Conference_Titel :
Advances in ICT for Emerging Regions (ICTer), 2012 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Colombo
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-5529-2
DOI :
10.1109/ICTer.2012.6423031