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  • Dytective: Towards Detecting Dyslexia Across Languages Using an Online Game

    Luz Rello, Kristin Williams, Abdullah Ali, Nancy Cushen White, Jeffrey P. Bigham · 2016 · Proceedings of the 13th International Web for All Conference (W4A)

    This paper presents Dytective, a browser-based game designed to screen for risk of dyslexia across English and Spanish languages. At least 10% of the global population has dyslexia, and in Spain over 40% of school dropout is attributed to it. Current detection methods are…

    dyslexia · screening · learning disabilities · game-based assessment · multilingual

  • An online chess game designed for people with dyslexia

    Luz Rello, Sergi Subirats, Jeffrey P. Bigham · 2016 · Proceedings of the 13th International Web for All Conference (W4A)

    This paper presents an online chess learning platform specifically designed for people with dyslexia and investigates whether people with dyslexia learn and play chess differently from those without. The researchers built an instrumented web-based chess game incorporating…

    dyslexia · serious games · game accessibility · learning disabilities · cognitive accessibility

  • DysMusic: detecting dyslexia by web-based games with music elements

    Maria Rauschenberger · 2016 · Proceedings of the 13th International Web for All Conference (W4A)

    This doctoral consortium paper proposes DysMusic, a web-based serious game that uses music elements to detect dyslexia in children aged 3 to 6—before they enter formal schooling and begin experiencing academic failure. The research is motivated by longitudinal evidence showing…

    dyslexia · dyslexia screening · serious games · gamification · music accessibility

  • Supporting Engagement and Comprehension Online Through Multiple Means of Expression

    Boris N. Goldowsky, Peggy Coyne · 2016 · Proceedings of the 13th International Web for All Conference (W4A)

    This paper from CAST (the organization that developed the Universal Design for Learning framework) examines how offering multiple means of expression — writing, drawing, and audio recording — in online academic discussions affects engagement among struggling readers in grades…

    Universal Design for Learning · education accessibility · multimedia · learning disabilities · intellectual disability

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