Educative Video Game Based Android System for Learning Early Reading for Children with Hearing Impairment

Murni Winarsih^1, and Agatha Pianora Sarris¹

¹Special Needs Education, State University of Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia

Cite this paper:
Murni Winarsih and Agatha Pianora Sarris. Educative Video Game Based Android System for Learning Early Reading for Children with Hearing Impairment. American Journal of Educational Research. 2018; 6(8):1111-1116. doi: 10.12691/education-6-8-8

Abstract

This aim of this research is to describe how to use video game as an educative media based on android system that used to increase early reading ability for children with hearing impairment in Special Kindergarten. The backgrounds of this research are from the language ability of children with hearing impairment as we know because of they can not hear anything, their language is limited . Children with hearing impairment use the visual stimulus more than audio stimulus for reading, early reading exactly. Early reading for children with hearing impairment started with identifying word by picture and after that, we start to read the sentences. This research use research and development (R&D) method, and use ADDIE models to make an educative video game. The steps are analyse, development, design, implementation, and evaluation. Based on the other research before, we know that children with hearing impairment have to reading, writing, and speaking with integration learning and do it in early children. Therefore, it is necessary to developed video games education for media to help children with hearing impairment to learn the early reading that can be used anywhere and anytime in a smartphone. By using this media, children with hearing impairment is easier to learn early reading that can increase the process of language acquisition. Media uses it should be under contiguous by parents or adults.

Keywords:
children with hearing impairment educative video game android system

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