[Sugar-devel] [IAEP] 2 idea's to train people dyslexia

[Marten Vijn]

Hi Marilyn,

What would your feature list be on a small (linux driven) laptop 
in addition to mine?

- audiofeedback (hear what you type (per word basis))
- adapted lessons (multilanguage) for tipptrainer
http://freshmeat.net/projects/pingos_tipptrainer/ 
- may something thats enlarges the cursor area

and obviously:
- spelling checker (fix/highlight while typing)
- large font buttons

thanks,
Marten




On Mon, 2009-09-21 at 09:40 -0500, David Farning wrote:
> Marten,
> 
> I would like to introduce you to Marilyn Hagle (CCed).  She is active
> at the intersection of dyslexia and technology based education tools.
> 
> She has recently written a grant to set up a pilot for researching and
> using sugar as a platform for helping kids overcome or adapt to their
> dyslexia.
> 
> david
> 
> On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 5:37 AM, Marten Vijn <info at martenvijn.nl> wrote:
> > On Mon, 2009-09-21 at 12:17 +0200, Tomeu Vizoso wrote:
> >> On Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 09:56, Marten Vijn <info at martenvijn.nl> wrote:
> >> > On Wed, 2009-09-16 at 09:34 +0200, Marten Vijn wrote:
> >> >> Hi,
> >> >>
> >> >> I am not a dyslexia expert, maybe a bit more that average.
> >> >>
> >> >> idea 1
> >> >> Today I read in a newspaper that it helps people
> >> >> to let them hear what they (words not the characters).
> >> > __________________________^ type*
> >> >
> >> > *Actually I do knwo a lot about dyslexia, like that is really annoying
> >> > not being capable to write normal emails without make errors.
> >> > No patches seem to be availible.
> >> >
> >> > Training young kids _in time_ prevents a lot frustration, dropouts from
> >> > school and waste of very creative talented kids.
> >> >
> >> > My son would have a > 50% change of being born with it too. So having
> >> > having a good educational toolset seems important.
> >>
> >> Wonder if we could involve on this an existing dyslexia organization?
> >>
> > good idea.
> >
> > http://books.google.nl/books?id=pLvC1kKUWTkC&pg=PA47&lpg=PA47&dq=audio
> > +feedback
> > +dyslexia&source=bl&ots=iMn_I_8efu&sig=CQhPMzM15_twYh43WTSbKP6qbmM&hl=nl&ei=DlO3Sru8KI_E-QavmsXcCQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5#v=onepage&q=&f=false
> >
> > http://www.springerlink.com/content/r33873h07n78j722/
> >
> >
> >
> > mmm,
> > I 'll keep it on my list for dutch researchers. Not If I will to
> > sucseed.
> >
> > I never know who am talking to tomorrow.... :)
> >
> > cheers,
> > Marten
> >
> >
> >> Regards,
> >>
> >> Tomeu
> >>
> >> > cheers
> >> > Marten
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> > --
> >> > Marten Vijn
> >> > linux 2.0.18 OpenBSD 3.6 FreeBSD 4.6
> >> > http://martenvijn.nl
> >> > http://opencommunitycamp.org
> >> > http://wifisoft.org
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > _______________________________________________
> >> > IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!)
> >> > IAEP at lists.sugarlabs.org
> >> > http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >>
> > --
> > Marten Vijn
> > linux 2.0.18 OpenBSD 3.6 FreeBSD 4.6
> > http://martenvijn.nl
> > http://opencommunitycamp.org
> > http://wifisoft.org
> >
> >
> > _______________________________________________
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> > IAEP at lists.sugarlabs.org
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> >
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