Development of a Multimedia Courseware as a Teaching Aid for Children with Dyslexia
Dyslexia is a language based learning disability resulting in people experiencing difficulties in reading, spelling, writing and speaking. These problems are sometimes compounded by short term memory difficulties, a lack of organisational skills and time management issues which all have an impact...
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2006
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| Online Access: | http://eprints.utem.edu.my/218/ http://eprints.utem.edu.my/218/1/DEVELOPMENT_OF_A_MULTIMEDIA_COURSEWARE.pdf |
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| Summary: | Dyslexia is a language based learning disability resulting in people experiencing
difficulties in reading, spelling, writing and speaking. These problems are sometimes
compounded by short term memory difficulties, a lack of organisational skills and
time management issues which all have an impact on learning. This paper focuses on
the planning, analysis and design of an e-learning courseware to teach dyslexics to
read using the ‘picture thinking’ model. The development of this e-learning
courseware involves transforming the traditional content of printed books from
passive prints and illustrations into interactive multimedia content. The interactive
multimedia content will focus on clear presentation of materials, good navigational
assistance and a variety of multimedia options to tap into visual, auditory and
kinaesthetic skills to support dyslexics. The targeted users will be children with
dyslexia and pre-schoolers aged 5 to 7 learning to read Bahasa Melayu. A successful
implementation of this courseware will be useful to the dyslexic learners as it will use
picture thinking model and multisensory approach to the best of their ability instead of
approaching them with the same teaching approaches used to teach their non- dyslexic
counterparts. |
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