Culturally responsive multimedia tool framework for dyslexic children in Malaysia: a preliminary study

Cultural and language factors may aggravate difficulties associated with dyslexia and thus need to be studied. Malaysia is a multiracial and multicultural country comprising Malay, Chinese, Indian, Kadazan, Iban and other ethnic groups. There are many multimedia teaching and learning course-wares...

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Main Authors: Balamuralithara Balakrishnan,, Hor, Beng Chong, Muhamad Zaffwan Idris,, Ahmad Nizam Othman,, Muhammad Fadhil Wong,, Mohamed Nor Azhari Azman,
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Published: School of Social, Development and Environmental Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2016
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spelling my-ukm.journal.99012016-12-14T06:51:12Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9901/ Culturally responsive multimedia tool framework for dyslexic children in Malaysia: a preliminary study Balamuralithara Balakrishnan, Hor, Beng Chong Muhamad Zaffwan Idris, Ahmad Nizam Othman, Muhammad Fadhil Wong, Mohamed Nor Azhari Azman, Cultural and language factors may aggravate difficulties associated with dyslexia and thus need to be studied. Malaysia is a multiracial and multicultural country comprising Malay, Chinese, Indian, Kadazan, Iban and other ethnic groups. There are many multimedia teaching and learning course-wares for dyslexic children to learn English but none of the courseware takes into account the cross-cultural difficulties ad impediments, in particular, the phonological difficulties faced by individuals with dyslexia. This study examined a framework that could integrate cultural and linguistic factors for Malaysian dyslexic English language learners. This tool would substantially benefit the instructors who train the dyslexia students as well. School of Social, Development and Environmental Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2016-03 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9901/1/11x.geografia-si-mac16-bala-edam.pdf Balamuralithara Balakrishnan, and Hor, Beng Chong and Muhamad Zaffwan Idris, and Ahmad Nizam Othman, and Muhammad Fadhil Wong, and Mohamed Nor Azhari Azman, (2016) Culturally responsive multimedia tool framework for dyslexic children in Malaysia: a preliminary study. Geografia : Malaysian Journal of Society and Space, 12 (3). pp. 102-110. ISSN 2180-2491 http://www.ukm.my/geografia/v2/index.php?cont=a&item=2&thn=2016&vol=12&issue=3&ver=loc
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description Cultural and language factors may aggravate difficulties associated with dyslexia and thus need to be studied. Malaysia is a multiracial and multicultural country comprising Malay, Chinese, Indian, Kadazan, Iban and other ethnic groups. There are many multimedia teaching and learning course-wares for dyslexic children to learn English but none of the courseware takes into account the cross-cultural difficulties ad impediments, in particular, the phonological difficulties faced by individuals with dyslexia. This study examined a framework that could integrate cultural and linguistic factors for Malaysian dyslexic English language learners. This tool would substantially benefit the instructors who train the dyslexia students as well.
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author Balamuralithara Balakrishnan,
Hor, Beng Chong
Muhamad Zaffwan Idris,
Ahmad Nizam Othman,
Muhammad Fadhil Wong,
Mohamed Nor Azhari Azman,
spellingShingle Balamuralithara Balakrishnan,
Hor, Beng Chong
Muhamad Zaffwan Idris,
Ahmad Nizam Othman,
Muhammad Fadhil Wong,
Mohamed Nor Azhari Azman,
Culturally responsive multimedia tool framework for dyslexic children in Malaysia: a preliminary study
author_facet Balamuralithara Balakrishnan,
Hor, Beng Chong
Muhamad Zaffwan Idris,
Ahmad Nizam Othman,
Muhammad Fadhil Wong,
Mohamed Nor Azhari Azman,
author_sort Balamuralithara Balakrishnan,
title Culturally responsive multimedia tool framework for dyslexic children in Malaysia: a preliminary study
title_short Culturally responsive multimedia tool framework for dyslexic children in Malaysia: a preliminary study
title_full Culturally responsive multimedia tool framework for dyslexic children in Malaysia: a preliminary study
title_fullStr Culturally responsive multimedia tool framework for dyslexic children in Malaysia: a preliminary study
title_full_unstemmed Culturally responsive multimedia tool framework for dyslexic children in Malaysia: a preliminary study
title_sort culturally responsive multimedia tool framework for dyslexic children in malaysia: a preliminary study
publisher School of Social, Development and Environmental Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate 2016
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9901/1/11x.geografia-si-mac16-bala-edam.pdf
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