Reading courseware for Down syndrome and Hyperactive students (Bahasa Malaysia)

This report presents the idea of developing and designing a courseware for Down syndrome
and Hyperactive students. The courseware with title "Man Membaca" will be a kit for
teachers and assist disabled student to improve their reading skill specifically on Bahasa
Malaysia subject. The idea of the courseware is to give effective learning environment to
disabled student (Down syndrome and Hyperactive) and optimize their learning ability. The
reading courseware ispotentially to be developed by using Adobe Flash. The special remedial
school syllabus is provided by Special Education Department, Ministry of Education is
applied in the courseware. By using this courseware, students will experience to play
educational games, training and exercise. To overcome reading disability, three techniques
(Sound-symbol correspondence, word retrieval andvocabulary) is applied in the courseware.
Forfurther enhancement, theproject need to be analyzed through user feedback from teacher
and also disabled student. The Prototyping methodology used for this project is divided into
several phases which include planning, analysis, design, prototype implementation,
courseware prototype and implementation. Based on recommendation from Sekolah
Kebangsaan Pengkalan Pegoh teachers, courseware is a potential learning tools for disabled
student because they can interact with the courseware. The new learning environment could
be beneficial for disabled student through the use of computer technology.