A Computerised Test for Assessing the Early Reading Skills of Children With Mobility Limitations
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Learning Disorders
- Sponsor
- University of Mogi das Cruzes
- Enrollment
- 40
- Primary Endpoint
- Reading skills
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 9 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
This study was to develop a computerised test with an adapted peripheral to assess the emerging literacy knowledge of children with mobility difficulties. The software was implemented using a game-like design controllable by a peripheral device without needing fine movements.
Detailed Description
Conventional tests for assessing the early reading skills of preschool children on school entry are not accessible to children with mobility limitations. This paper presents a game-like computerised test featuring an appealing scenario that is accessible to these children. It was developed on a platform that creates 2D vector graphics and contains three phases of interactive content accessible through an adapted peripheral. Conventional tests were also used to validate the effectiveness of the game. The two types of tests had the same degree of predictive power when completed by thirty three preschool children without mobility impairment.
Investigators
Annie France Frère Slaets
PhD
University of Mogi das Cruzes
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •G1 and G2: preschool children; no motor difficulties and normal school performance.
- •G3: with moderate mobility impairment; similar cognitive ages and notions of writing to the participants of groups G1 and G2; children between seven and seventeen years old.
Exclusion Criteria
- •G1 and G2: children who often miss classes; children between four and seven years.
- •G3: no moderate mobility impairment
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Reading skills
Time Frame: 2 days
The tests determine whether children can differentiate between the letters of the alphabet and squiggles, numbers, and mathematical signs (first phase); can realise that the same word can be written using uppercase, lowercase, and cursive letters (second phase); know the correct number of letters required to graphically represent the sounds used in speech (third phase). The numbers of incorrect choices made by children during the three phases of the computerised test (G1, G2 and G3) and the synthetic test (G1 and G2) are quantified.