@article {426, title = {A Virtual Repository of Learning Objects to Support Literacy of SEN Children}, journal = {IEEE Revista Iberoamericana de Tecnologias del Aprendizaje}, volume = {10}, year = {2015}, month = {08/2015}, pages = {168-174}, abstract = {

Literacy development is an essential process for\ special education needs children. Otherwise, they will have additional difficulties in their daily life activities and hence their\ social inclusion. It is a big challenge for parents and teachers,\ but it is easier if the process begins since childhood. In this\ paper, we present Tic@ula, a virtual repository for creating,\ centralizing, and sharing learning objects based on the IEEE\ learning object metadata standard. The framework aims to\ enhance the adaptation of the resources for literacy to the Costa Rican reality and extend its application to children with moderate intellectual disability. The educational resources are based on the literacy method proposed by Spanish authors in their book Down Syndrome: Reading and Writing. The method and the resources were evaluated in a case study. The preliminary results showed that the method cannot only be applied in local context but also assists teachers and parents in the design and use of literacy resources for special education.

}, keywords = {children with intellectual disabilities, IEEE LOM standard, learning objects, literacy acquisition, SEN, virtual repository}, issn = {1932-8540}, doi = {10.1109/RITA.2015.2452712}, author = {Janio Jad{\'a}n-Guerrero and Luis A. Guerrero} } @inbook {409, title = {Experiences and Challenges in Designing Non-traditional Interfaces to Enhance the Everyday Life of Children with Intellectual Disabilities}, booktitle = {Computers Helping People with Special Needs}, volume = { 8548}, year = {2014}, pages = {164{\textendash}171}, publisher = {Springer International Publishing}, organization = {Springer International Publishing}, chapter = {Experiences and Challenges in Designing Non-traditional Interfaces to Enhance the Everyday Life of Children with Intellectual...}, address = {Cham}, abstract = {

Some experiences regarding children with disabilities carried out in\ Ecuador, Costa Rica and Spain have contributed to realize the importance of\ reading in order to enhance their daily life activities, independence and social\ integration. This article describes a qualitative study to understand general issues related to the design of non-traditional technologies for children with intellectual disabilities. A methodological\  approach is described and explained\ through the results of exploratory surveys and interviews. According to the information obtained from experts and the method of literacy acquisition proposed by Troncoso and Del Cerro, the design of a smart kit using nontraditional user interfaces is presented. A preliminary evaluation of the first prototype is described. The paper concludes by reflecting upon the importance of\ literacy acquisition and the challenges to design non-traditional interfaces to\ support learning of children with intellectual disabilities. The development of\ the phase two of the prototype and empirical evaluation is part of the future\ work.

}, keywords = {children with intellectual disabilities, Daily Life Activities, Human-computer interaction, literacy acquisition, Non-Traditional User Interfaces}, isbn = {978-3-319-08599-9}, doi = {10.1007/978-3-319-08599-9_26}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-08599-9_26}, author = {Jadan-Guerrero, Janio and Guerrero, Luis A.}, editor = {Miesenberger, Klaus and Fels, Deborah and Archambault, Dominique and Pe\v n{\'a}z, Petr and Zagler, Wolfgang} } @article {413, title = {Tic @ ula : Dise{\~n}o de una Herramienta Tecnol{\'o}gica para Fortalecer la Alfabetizaci{\'o}n de Ni{\~n}os con Capacidades Intelectuales Diferentes}, journal = {VAEP-RITA}, volume = {2}, year = {2014}, pages = {123{\textendash}130}, abstract = {

Literacy development is an essential process for people with intellectual disabilities. Otherwise, they will have additional difficulties in their daily life activities and hence their social inclusion. It is a big challenge for parents and teachers, but it is easier if the process begins since children. In this paper we present Tic@ula, a web framework for creating, centralizing and sharing learning objects based on IEEE LOM standard. Tic@ula pretends to enhance the adaptation of the resources for literacy to the Costa Rican reality and extend its application to children with moderate intellectual disability. The resources are based on the literacy method proposed by Spanish authors in their book {\textquotedblleft}Down syndrome: reading and writing{\textquotedblright}. The method and the resources were evaluated in a case of study. The preliminary results showed that the method not only can be applied in local context but also assists to teachers and parents to design and use literacy resources for special education.

}, keywords = {children with intellectual disabilities, IEEE LOM standard, learning objects, literacy acquisition, virtual repository}, issn = {2255-5706}, url = {http://rita.det.uvigo.es/VAEPRITA/index.php?content=Num\_Pub\&idiom=Pt\&visualiza=3\&volumen=2\&numero=3\&articulo=4\#focoart}, author = {Jadan-Guerrero, Janio and Guerrero, Luis A} }