Visuo-spatial attention and reading abilities: an action game prototype for dyslexic children
The ability to play action videogames – not directly related to phonological or orthographic training – seems to be a teaching tool able to intervene specifically on spatial attention and drastically improve the reading skills of dyslexic children. The MADRIGALE project aims at the design and develo...
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| description | The ability to play action videogames – not directly related to phonological or orthographic training – seems to be a teaching tool able to intervene specifically on spatial attention and drastically improve the reading skills of dyslexic children. The MADRIGALE project aims at the design and development of an action game, simultaneously involving both phonological and attention training in order to adapt educational game strategies for special needs. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9a90ceb419d5463589c7301607afd46e2022-12-21T23:19:05ZengSciendoResearch on Education and Media2037-08302015-06-017110.1515/rem-2015-0004rem-2015-0004Visuo-spatial attention and reading abilities: an action game prototype for dyslexic childrenMangione Giuseppina Rita0Ludovico Luca Andrea1Di Tore Pio Alfredo2Di Tore Stefano3Corona Felice4INDIRE National Institute of Documentation, Innovation and Educational Research, ItalyUniversity of Milan, ItalyIC San Valentino Torio, ItalyUniversity of Salerno, ItalyUniversity of Salerno, ItalyThe ability to play action videogames – not directly related to phonological or orthographic training – seems to be a teaching tool able to intervene specifically on spatial attention and drastically improve the reading skills of dyslexic children. The MADRIGALE project aims at the design and development of an action game, simultaneously involving both phonological and attention training in order to adapt educational game strategies for special needs.http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/rem.2015.7.issue-1/rem-2015-0004/rem-2015-0004.xml?format=INTdyslexiaadaptive educationvisuo-spatial attentionphonological processingaction videogames |
| spellingShingle | Mangione Giuseppina Rita Ludovico Luca Andrea Di Tore Pio Alfredo Di Tore Stefano Corona Felice Visuo-spatial attention and reading abilities: an action game prototype for dyslexic children Research on Education and Media dyslexia adaptive education visuo-spatial attention phonological processing action videogames |
| title | Visuo-spatial attention and reading abilities: an action game prototype for dyslexic children |
| title_full | Visuo-spatial attention and reading abilities: an action game prototype for dyslexic children |
| title_fullStr | Visuo-spatial attention and reading abilities: an action game prototype for dyslexic children |
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| title_short | Visuo-spatial attention and reading abilities: an action game prototype for dyslexic children |
| title_sort | visuo spatial attention and reading abilities an action game prototype for dyslexic children |
| topic | dyslexia adaptive education visuo-spatial attention phonological processing action videogames |
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