LEXIS: A Preliminary Screening and Intervention Tool for Children with Dyslexia

Abstract

Children with dyslexia often struggle at school as their reading and writing skills are adversely affected. However, if identified early the necessary support can be provided to help manage the condition. Unfortunately, a significant number of dyslexics go undiagnosed and unaddressed which leads to an increase in the school dropout rate and discontinuation of higher education. To address this, a cloud-based web application, LEXIS was designed and developed to screen young children based on a well-rounded criterion including their background, behavior, reading, writing, spelling, memory, rapid naming and math abilities. An immediate evaluation including the identified weaker areas are provided along with effective and interactive learning modules and activities targeted at improving those identified areas.