Designing Mobile Application for Dyslexia in Reading Disorder Problem
Journal Title: International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences - Year 2018, Vol 8, Issue 1
Abstract
Dyslexia is a specific learning disability that is neurobiological in origin. It is characterized by difficulties with accurate and/or fluent word recognition and by poor spelling and decoding abilities. Dyslexia is due to the disability and difficulty in recognizing or identifying the shape and sound of character. Dyslexia can hardly be cured as a result of neurological defect. Nevertheless, with early detection and effective teaching approaches, dyslexia persons can improve themselves in overcoming their problems. In Asia, it was estimated that about 15 percent of the children are having learning difficulties in some forms. Out of these children, 60 or 80 percent of them are suffering from dyslexia. In Malaysia, it has been estimated that up to half a million children in every generation are facing numerous types of dyslexia. It was discovered that a multi-sensory method, if it is adopted in the learning strategy, it could really help dyslexia persons. Various efforts have been made to help dyslexia students in overcoming their reading disorder problems, however it was made mentioned that a huge number of students suffering from this problem are still having trouble in reading properly. The objective of this study is to confirm the theory on Dyslexia in terms of the definition, characteristics of the people with Dyslexia specifically children, learning style of Dyslexia children and to identify the suitable and effective learning materials for Dyslexia children by doing research field works at selected schools and association. In our preliminary work, we have developed a prototype for a mobile application to assist reading in dyslexia children. The intention was to demonstrate the prototype to teachers, parents, and dyslexia children, in order to get their feedbacks and responds for future improvement. Based on International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences Vol. 8 , No.1, January 2018, E-ISSN: 2222-6990 © 2018 HRMARS 630 the field works, we have obtained valuable information on the improvements that need to be done on the proposed mobile application. The new requirements and characteristics of improvements have been presented in this paper.
Authors and Affiliations
Siti Khatijah Nor Abdul Rahim, Nur Hasni Nasrudin, Anis Zafirah Azmi, Rosida Ahmad Junid, Zainab Mohamed, Ini Imaina Binti Abdullah
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