Storytelling with a virtual peer as an intervention for children with autism

Story Listening Systems (SLS), a model of technology and literacy development, are shown to promote language skills development in children through storytelling with a virtual peer [4]. However, SLS make several assumptions about children:(1) they rely on children's oral storytelling and communication skills;(2) they model social skills to engage children in peer play; and,(3) they enable imaginative play, allowing children to create their own meaningful content using physical artifacts.