I-eDysC: AN INTERACTIVE E-BOOK FOR DYSLEXIC CHILDREN

• Main Author: Mohd Sabri, Nor Azri Syahirah
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI PETRONAS 2012
• Online Access: http://utpedia.utp.edu.my/6314/1/12.pdf; http://utpedia.utp.edu.my/6314/

This report discusses the research done on the chosen topic, which is I-eDysC: An Interactive E-Book for Dyslexic Children. This project shows that E-Book is one of the new high technology learning methods for dyslexic children in Malaysia. The objectives of this project is to investigate the interactive elements in the existing e-book for dyslexic children, design an E-Book that incorporates animation, audio, and interactive lessons for dyslexic children and also to develop and test the e-book for dyslexic children. The problem statements of this project are books which are static and contain words with long explanation can become too dull and difficult for dyslexic children to read and also the current E-book in the market also does not design for the dyslexic children. The scope of study for this project is flash and its ability to be used for interface development with the target users; dyslexic children, teachers at dyslexic school, and parents. The literature review component talks about all the research that has being done prior to the pre-development and post-development of the project. All about dyslexia and the research about using E-book as learning method for dyslexic children are further discussed in detail. In the methodology section, it is discussed about the software development methodology applied in developing this project which is Rapid Application Development. The project phases are also being discussed in detail. In the results and discussions section, the preliminary findings consist of the findings from literature review research, interviews and the storyboard of the E-Book. Then, the prototype development process and results together with the testing results will be discussed in detail. All the justifications are made clearly. In the recommendations section, all the related recommendations and some improvements that can be done for the future of this project are listed and elaborated. The conclusion section concludes the overall project.