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TraceIt: An Air Tracing Reading Tool for Children with Dyslexia

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Advances in Visual Informatics (IVIC 2015)

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In this paper, we explore how assistive technology can be used to support the learning development of children with dyslexia. Dyslexia is the most common learning disability. Existing strategies employed to help dyslexic children to read include multi-sensory methods such as tracing letters in the air. New technologies could help them learn by utilising all senses. In this paper, we present TraceIt, an interactive learning tool to teach children with dyslexia how to read through multi-sensory methods to include visual, auditory and kinaesthetic movement. Building upon prior work on tangible interaction, it allows students to air trace alphabets using physical objects of a specific colour to interact with the reading program. Based on evaluations conducted at the Dyslexia Association of Malaysia, this paper contributes towards understanding the opportunities as well as challenges involved in applying such interaction technique to support the learning development of children with dyslexia.

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We would like to thank Pn. Sariah bt. Amirin for allowing us to conduct the evaluation study at the Dyslexia Association Malaysia and supporting this research project with constructive feedbacks.

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    Tiara Tzyy Li Teh, Kher Hui Ng & Behrang Parhizkar

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  1. Fac Info Science and Techn, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia

    Halimah Badioze Zaman

  2. University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom

    Peter Robinson

  3. Center for Digital Video Process, Dublin 9, Ireland

    Alan F. Smeaton

  4. Computer Science and Information Enginee, National Central University, Jhongli City, Taiwan

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  5. Kingston University, Kingston upon Thames, United Kingdom

    Sergio Velastin

  6. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Institute of Visual Informatics, Bangi, Malaysia

    Azizah Jaafar

  7. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Institute of Visual Informatics, Bangi, Malaysia

    Nazlena Mohamad Ali

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Teh, T.T.L., Ng, K.H., Parhizkar, B. (2015). TraceIt: An Air Tracing Reading Tool for Children with Dyslexia. In: Badioze Zaman, H., et al. Advances in Visual Informatics. IVIC 2015. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 9429. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-25939-0_32

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