This project is aimed at improving the learning and communication of hearing impaired children aged 4-7 years. Hearing impairment is a major setback as the child loses the chance to learn language and speech at this precious age. Added to this, the parents do not know how to teach new things to the child for basic communication. These children require a special learning method after proper treatment through hearing aid with Cochlear implants. Specially trained teachers of Auditory Verbal Therapy (AVT) are very instrumental in improving their auditory, speech and language skills as regular teachers don’t spend enough time teaching these children or parents remove the cochlear implants.
I have designed an interactive learning method designed for solving auditory & language problems which can used at home with help of parents as well.
I have designed an interactive learning method designed for solving auditory & language problems which can used at home with help of parents as well.
Level 1: When clicked on parrot picture it’s goes to next level screen display. Here, the parrot picture is displayed and parrot name in Telugu as “chiluka” displayed on parrot picture one by one letters with pronouncing “chi”, “lu” and “ka” Then disappear the individual letters, Later slowly appeared whole name of word with pronunciation(sound) children will hear the pronunciation of “chiluka” and see the name of word . The children can see the parrot picture how it appears and hear the name of word, individual letters sounds. Once complete introduction of parrot then its goes next level screen to matching the word “chiluka” name of parrot.
Word matching game: In this screen parrot is visible on the left side, right side the group of rounded white colour rectangle buttons(sound of glyph) are arranged, It represent the single letter sounds part of animals/birds’ names. When
clicked on the white button a sound will be heard with the pronunciation of letter (glyph). Here the children have to listen to the sound of each letter by clicking the buttons one by one, Drag and drop the respective buttons in fill box for match the “chiluka” word if find out the parrot name in Telugu language “chiluka” to match whole
word (name of all letters) it appear right mark on fill box beside the word chiluka.
clicked on the white button a sound will be heard with the pronunciation of letter (glyph). Here the children have to listen to the sound of each letter by clicking the buttons one by one, Drag and drop the respective buttons in fill box for match the “chiluka” word if find out the parrot name in Telugu language “chiluka” to match whole
word (name of all letters) it appear right mark on fill box beside the word chiluka.
Once completed, name of all letters appear like “Chiluka” (Parrot name in Telugu). If answer is wrong the dragged button will disappear when dropped in fill box and appeared the respective letter along with wrong symbol on letter and slowly disappear on fill box. If not matched whole name of word the children have to do hear the (letter sound) sound of button carefully. Select right button drag and drop in to fill box then it’s appear respective letter symbol along with right mark one complete the whole name of word. If matched word answer is correct then screen will change to next picture of animal/bird automatic
Name matching game: Once completed the entire animal, birds’ introduction and word matching game (level-1) game, the level 2 button will be activated on the navigation bar in right side bottom. When clicked on L2 button it goes to Second level game, in this screen animals and birds pictures are visible on the screen arranged in two rows and three columns starting from left side of screen. A matching fill box (grey colour rectangle) is seen below each picture of the animal and bird. White colour rectangle buttons are arranged in one column extreme right side of screen for match the animals/birds names by hearing their names of sounds by clicking buttons.
The Children have to observe the all pictures and hear the names of animals/birds by clicking the white buttons. Then select the button to match with animal/bird name by dragging the selected button into the grey colour fill box bottom of the respective picture. If the dropped button (name of sound) matches with the picture then a right mark will appear and name of word also appear on the bottom of the picture the grey fill box disappear. If the matching button is (name of sound) wrong placed then a wrong mark will appear on grey fill box try to next picture or hear the name of sound proper and recognise right picture.
Conclusion: This game creates a funny environment to children by hearing the sounds and observes the illustrative pictures. They can connect the sound and visual to remember the names, letters and words, visuals of
animals and birds. The aim is to encourage them to learn the language, audition to 4years to7years. Hearing impaired children can play this game at home also after school or audio verbal therapy training. It supports self-learning and no need of teacher or mentor. By practice and several attempts of playing game level by level, the child can say animals and birds’ names and pronunciation.
animals and birds. The aim is to encourage them to learn the language, audition to 4years to7years. Hearing impaired children can play this game at home also after school or audio verbal therapy training. It supports self-learning and no need of teacher or mentor. By practice and several attempts of playing game level by level, the child can say animals and birds’ names and pronunciation.
