Visual Reading

PRIMARY USAGE
- TEACHING READING, AUDITORY PERCEPTION DEVELOPMENT, HELPS TO DEVELOP VERBAL SKILLS AND BUILDS CHILD'S VOCABULARY.
Target diagnoses:> pervasive development disorder> autism spectrum disorder> poliomyelitis> mental retardation> dysphasia, dyslexia, aphasia (disrupted communication ability)> Asperger’s> Down's syndrome> ADD, ADHD> specific learning disorders

It is also suitable for the healthy population, for the learning of a secondary language or for pre-school level reading development etc.

OTHER POSSIBLE USAGES: after a brain injury (i.e. after a cerebral stroke that has affected speech center) etc.

This program is targeted at children and adults in order to start or further develop their reading and hearing abilities.

The Program has been developed and tested in cooperation with teachers from a kindergarten for ASD, special needs children, in Bratislava, Slovakia.

LEARNING LANGUAGES: UK English, Slovak, Czech, Hungarian

USER INTERFACE LANGUAGES: UK English, Slovak, Czech, Hungarian

PROJECT WEB PAGES: www.visualreading.org

LEARNING PRINCIPLES:1. Explanation free approach2. PECS principles (picture exchange communication system)3. Global, syllable and sound based reading4. T-H-H-T learning method (touch-hear-hear-touch)5. Minimalistic user interface6. Phonetic spelling7. Lessons organised in a visual mind map structure

PROGRAM OFFERS:1. Automated learning statistics2. Optional font for dyslexic students 3. Session video recording4. Index of about 900 nouns, verbs and numbers5. Index of about 850 sounds, syllables and words6. Student profiles7. After session summary form8. Visual dictionary in categories:
- Home and Garden (nouns)
- Human (nouns)
- Nature (nouns)
- Education (nouns)
- Food-drink (nouns)
- Activities (vebrs)
- Math (numbers)

EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS for parents, students and others:> Autism spectrum disorder mind map: ASD visualization per the book: Poruchy autistickeho spektra, Katerina Thorova, Portal 2006, Czech Republic, ISBN: 80-7367-091-7.

AUTHORS:1. Product and release manager: Mgr. Petr Drobný2. Programming, design and testing: Mgr. Ignác Dobrota, Mgr. Tomáš Dobiáš3. Illustrations and animations: Carlos Henrique Xavier Acosta and Rodrigo Wagner Regis, Marcel Kralik4. Web programming and design: Ing. Pavol Pekarovic and Julie Helene Lima Mattos5. Video production: Ing. Patrik Sklenka, Niky Dekan, Mgr. Peter Višnovský6. Sound production: Ing. Roman Pekarek, Richard Gužák7. T-H-H-T method author, project supervisor, mind maps: Ing. Dušan Baranec8. Hudba: Adam Baranec (klavír)9. ASD consultations and testing: PaedDr. Katarina Mravikova, PaedDr. Petra Vranakova, PaedDr. Michaela Rumankova10 Slovak voice and language corrections: Ing. Dušan Baranec, Ing. Oľga budinská11. Hungarian voice: Beáta Malecsky, Peter Buchlovics12. Czech voice: Eliška Vojtková13. English voice: Scott Elborn14. Polish voice: Łukasz Mrzygłód15. Translations: Ildikó Dankházi, Melinda Marcziová, Meriva Translations s.r.o., Connor Hanan, Ing. Jozef Zubček, Izabela Zając, Marek Hryc