Argumentation of the use of educational software in the mediation of language disorders in students with intellectual disability

Elena  Crișan

doi:10.56663/rop.v14i1.100

Authors

Elena Crișan PhD candidate, „Ion Creangă" State Pedagogical University Chisinau, Republic of Moldova https://orcid.org/0009-0005-6946-043X

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.56663/rop.v14i1.100

Keywords:

special psychopedagogy, educational software, language disorders, intellectual disability

Abstract

Communication is produced through language, language being also an instrument of thought. The correction of speech and language disorders, in general, stimulates the psychic development of the individual, his integration in activity and life, leads to the affirmation of the personality on a social and cultural level. Speech therapists are increasingly challenged in offering and performing high-quality speech therapy for the correction of people with language disorders. The computer can be an excellent game partner and a good "educator" and its intervention, depending on the variety of programs used and the involvement of psychopedagogical factors, will be reflected in the shaping of the child's personality. Our results illustrated significantly higher performance in language development at all levels for the group that received the Logopedix software-based intervention compared to the control group. These results can be used in the development of new psychopedagogical intervention programs involving multiple specialists.

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