Early Design for Fantasy Story Writing Mobile-based-application for Children with Autism Kartika Nuswantara, Joko Lianto, Azharine Purwa Jingga, Muhammad Nurul Ashar
Faculty of Creative Design and Business Digital, Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember, Indonesia
Faculty of Intelligent Electrical and Informatics Technology, Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember, Indonesia
Faculty of Civil, Planning, and Geo Engineering, Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember, Indonesia
Faculty of Special Education. Surabaya State University, Indonesia
Abstract
The article provides a thorough overview of the mobile based application named Fantasy Story Writing, which has been specifically designed for children with autism to support their literacy development. The application caters to individuals in the initial stages of literacy development, namely during the emerging literacy period, when users are first embarking on their reading journey. The application facilitates the development of foundational reading abilities, specifically phonemic awareness, by offering phonics instruction. This enables children to become familiar with and proficient in manipulating words. The application offers an audio-activated function that presents models for youngsters to follow to make condensed sounds of words, starting from the foundational phonics of each word. The post is focused on illustrating one of the anticipated features that will be included in the application. However, in its whole, the application would cater to the literacy development of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), encompassing several aspects such as phonemic awareness and understanding. Additionally, the application provides personalized education tailored to meet the unique learning requirements of each user. Based on the literature review conducted, it can be concluded that the development of the app holds promise and is deemed practical for widespread implementation in order to support the holistic growth and development of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), enabling them to thrive alongside their peers.
Keywords: fantasy story writing, emergent litercy, phonics, phonemic awareness, phonetic awareness.
