AI-based Teaching for Enhancing Cognitive Abilities in Children with Childhood Apraxia of Speech Aged (6-12), in Speech-Motor Planning and Phonological Working Memory Domains. Article
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AI-based Teaching for Enhancing Cognitive Abilities in Children with Childhood Apraxia of Speech Aged (6-12), in Speech-Motor Planning and Phonological Working Memory Domains.

Keywords:Special educational needs

In Middle East countries, specifically KSA, students with Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS)

are barred at schools that claim to be inclusive. This practice has produced a wide gap in 

education sector, as the option left for students are either homeschooling or unschooling. Lack of 

awareness, limited knowledge and training, and reluctance in using modified Artificial 

Intelligence (AI) tools in practice, hinder the success of students. The main objective of this 

qualitative study is to explore the importance of AI-based teaching methods for children with 

Apraxia of Speech aged 6-12. The study describes how special needs educators, therapists, and 

parents perceive the integration of AI-based tools, into intervention for children with in school 

settings or at home, relative to their experiences with traditional tabletop therapies like pointing 

and imitating sounds. Data are generated from in-depth interviews with parents, special 

educators, and Occupational and Speech Language therapists, then thematically analyzed 

through the lens of Cognitivism and Bloom’s Taxonomy. The analysis reveals that various 

strategies and programs are available to make these children more adept to expressive and 

receptive language. Proper training of educators can bring drastic changes to allow coping with 

challenges in educating students with CAS. AI tools have brought a revolution in speech 

development and special educational needs, various programs in different languages are 

available to fill the gap. Moreover, implementing strategies like DTTC (Dynamic tactile and 

temporal cues) help students achieve their milestone. The study reveals to create an inclusive AI 

based educational environment for all children with learning disabilities. Children with CAS can 

achieve milestones with interventions. Introducing AI assisted proprioceptive activities, such as 

VR obstacle courses, sensory inputs like AI powered sensory calming stations in a classroom 

setting enhance the cognitive ability of children with Apraxia of Speech. Integrating these 

physical programs with education can bring a positive learning environment. Findings suggest 

educators, therapists and parents need to understand the importance of time saving, repetitive 

practice and excellence in achieving educational milestones in a student by automatically

generated targeted goals set by the programs and applications. Rigorous practice, actual cue and 

timely correction empowered by AI can lead to improvement of language disorders.

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