Abstract
ABSTRACT Purpose: to present a new application for mobile devices, referred to as Desembaralhando, for intervention in the problem of dyslexic children mirror writring. Methods: the development of the application is the result of a set of clinical and speech therapy information and experiences, which points out frequency of letter mirroring as a challenging problem in children with dyslexia. The application, developed in the light of the multisensory approach, was created by a multidisciplinary team of computer scientists, a game designer and a speech therapist, in order to meet users requirements, such as appropriate fonts and colors. Results: the activities stimulate phonological awareness skills from the association between images and words, audio aids, as well as an original function that is the rotational movement of letters b/d and a/e, which facilitates the perception of the visual layout of the letters. Conclusions: guidelines such as the choice of typography and interface colors appropriate to dyslexic children are used to favor intervention, in order to minimize the difficulties of these children regarding letters mirroring.
Highlights
Reading and writing are essential skills for the individuals cultural development, providing their insertion in most social environments[1,2]
The Desembaralhando mobile application was developed with the purpose of assisting the intervention of dyslexic children in the context of the problem of letter mirroring or inversions, considering that in these subjects the problem persists for a longer time than expected in the process of learning to read and write
The application can be used by speech therapists, educators and professionals involved in the multidisciplinary team who work in the rehabilitation of dyslexic children, and may be useful for parents to stimulate ludic activities at home
Summary
Reading and writing are essential skills for the individuals cultural development, providing their insertion in most social environments[1,2]. Learning to read and write, especially in the early grades of elementary school, is a relevant skill in the child development process, and can be a challenge for many children. In this context, one of the aspects that draw attention concerns the spelling, that is, the conventional writing mastery of words[3]. Learning to write presupposes the comprehension of a series of properties or aspects of the written language that are part of the orthographic system. This learning encompasses: differentiating the stroke of letters, knowing what sounds correspond to letters, identifying the position of the letter within the word, understanding that the same letter can represent various sounds, just as the same sound can be represented by several letters[4]
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