Leady: A Multisensory Approach in Mobile Application for Dyslexic Children

Authors

  • Cahyana Cahyana Telkom University
  • Hetti Hidayati Telkom University
  • Muhammad Barja Sanjaya Telkom University
  • Adi Satria Pangestu Telkom University
  • Angga Anjaini Sundawa Telkom University
  • Aritakalam Aritakalam Telkom University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21512/commit.v15i1.6661

Keywords:

Multisensory Approach, Mobile Application, Dyslexic Children

Abstract

Dyslexia is considered the most common appearance of a learning disability in the world. Dyslexic students often suffer from emotional issues because of their educational failure experiences. Dyslexia cannot be cured. However, proper and continuous treatment can help students to achieve better results in their studies. The sooner the intervention happens, the better the outcome will be. The research presents the design and development of a mobile application to help dyslexic students to learn how to read. The application is called Learning Dyslexia (Leady). The Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation (ADDIE) model is used for developing the application. It uses a multisensory approach as the teaching method. Leady aims at young learners so that they can have the intervention from an earlier age. The application design also complies with the appropriate design for dyslexic students, such as in the selection of used fonts and background color. Then, Leady is demonstrated to five dyslexia caretakers (the teachers or parents) from a dyslexia school in Bandung. From the conducted survey, it can be inferred that the method is integrated well since all respondents agree that Leady can help dyslexic students to learn how to read. Most of them agree that the used method in Leady is suitable for dyslexic students.

Dimensions

Plum Analytics

Author Biographies

Cahyana Cahyana, Telkom University

Application Software Engineering, School of Applied Science

Hetti Hidayati, Telkom University

Application Software Engineering, School of Applied Science

Muhammad Barja Sanjaya, Telkom University

Application Software Engineering, School of Applied Science

Adi Satria Pangestu, Telkom University

Application Software Engineering, School of Applied Science

Angga Anjaini Sundawa, Telkom University

Application Software Engineering, School of Applied Science

Aritakalam Aritakalam, Telkom University

Application Software Engineering, School of Applied Science

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