Readaroo

Student Team Project

Fall 2024

Readaroo

Student Team Project

Fall 2024

Readaroo

Student Team Project

Fall 2024

Duration

10 weeks

Main Role

Interaction Designer

Award

Overview

Children with dyslexia struggle to process and understand information during learning, leading to confusion and frustration.

Readaroo is an AI-powered reading app, integrating multi-sensory methods (visual, auditory, tactile) and gamified learning to provide personalized, engaging, and accessible learning experiences.

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My role

Contributed to user research on signs that a child might be struggling with dyslexia and tools or teaching methods teachers might use to help dyslexic children.

Contributed the main UI design, focusing on using engaging visuals to help dyslexic children stay motivated and feel confident.

Discovery

Exploring Our Problem Space

Exploring Our Problem Space

70-80%

people with limited reading skills have dyslexia

10%

people have dyslexia (780 million people)

20%

elementary student have problems learning how to read

38%

4th-grade students read at a level that's below average

70-80%

people with limited reading skills have dyslexia

10%

people have dyslexia (780 million people)

20%

elementary student have problems learning how to read

38%

4th-grade students read at a level that's below average

70-80%

people with limited reading skills have dyslexia

10%

people have dyslexia (780 million people)

20%

elementary student have problems learning how to read

38%

4th-grade students read at a level that's below average

Research

Research Plan

Research Plan

Developed a research framework to explore the learning challenges of children with dyslexia and identify design strategies that improve clarity, comprehension, and confidence in reading.

Developed a research framework to explore the learning challenges of children with dyslexia and identify design strategies that improve clarity, comprehension, and confidence in reading.

Secondary

Interview

Observation

Secondary

Interview

Observation

Research Insight

Children with dyslexia struggle with information processing and sequencing, which often lowers their confidence. While teachers use structured, multi-sensory methods to support them, there is a clear need for learning designs that reduce cognitive overload and build confidence.

Research Insight

Children with dyslexia struggle with information processing and sequencing, which often lowers their confidence. While teachers use structured, multi-sensory methods to support them, there is a clear need for learning designs that reduce cognitive overload and build confidence.

Research

Persona

Persona

Using insights from our primary research, we developed detailed persona and empathy map that represent our target audience

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How Might We…

create accessible, engaging educational tools for children with dyslexia to enhance their reading and comprehension skills?

Design Proposal

AI-powered reading app for dyslexic children, integrating multi-sensory methods (visual, auditory, tactile) and gamified learning to provide personalized, engaging, and accessible learning experiences.

Design

Visual Style

Iterations after Testing

How Might We...

create accessible, engaging educational tools for children with dyslexia to enhance their reading and comprehension skills?

Design

Visual Style

Flows and Wireframes

Parallel prototyping for quick idea generation and integration

Usability Testing

We took into account the key insights from all two rounds, refining our interfaces into their final design

Check students progress anytime

Allows teachers to efficiently oversee their students' progress and activities

Share Materials

Enables teachers to assign reading materials effortlessly

Read with more fun

Help to build interest and motivate child on reading using enjoyable learning map and multi-sensory reading process

Customizable Avatars

Use reward system to motivate children to learn

Personalized learning

The Book Library offers personalized book recommendations, free books, exclusive membership content, and teacher-assigned materials to support learning.

Usability Testing

We took into account the key insights from all two rounds, refining our interfaces into their final design

Display of all Deliverables

Final Screens

Read with more fun

Help to build interest and motivate child on reading using enjoyable learning map and multi-sensory reading process

Customizable Avatars

Use reward system to motivate children to learn

Personalized learning

The Book Library offers personalized book recommendations, free books, exclusive membership content, and teacher-assigned materials to support learning.

Check students progress anytime

Allows teachers to efficiently oversee their students' progress and activities

Share Materials

Enables teachers to assign reading materials effortlessly

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