Initial idea- while the initial idea has remained the same I don’t think I was very clear on what learning disability I was focusing on as learning disability is a broad spectrum, so after some reflection, I will focus on children who are dyslexic as I found some research on how children who are dyslexic struggle with alphabet memorisation, so the initial idea will probably be best suited for this user group.
children and dyslexia
Multisensory teaching
After some research I found children who have dyslexia respond very well to multisensory teaching, this may involve visual and auditory teaching methods, the article showed such use of teaching can enhance memory and learning of written language, so visual and auditory aspects should be a key feature of the AR experience.
How the alphabet is taught in schools to children with dyslexia
While I am still thinking about how the AR experience will look like /work I thought it would be interesting to view how the alphabet is taught in schools for children with dyslexia and build from this, in some ways similar to the app Herstorys in which it builds its AR experience around existing history books.
A method I found was the alphabet flashcards, which inspired the initial idea. Furthermore, children with dyslexia are taught using sounds, specifically Letter-sound correspondence: Teachers may teach children the sounds associated with each letter of the alphabet and how to blend those sounds together to form words, teachers may also use images /objects that are associated with the letter being taught and Mnemonic devices can be used to help children remember the letters of the alphabet. For example, a teacher might use a song or a rhyme to help children remember the order of the letters.