A Novel Reading Technique Application: Exploring Arabic Children Experience

  • Maram S. Alhafzy
  • Ebtesam A. Alomari
  • Hind H. Mahdy
  • Maysoon F. Abulkhair
Conference paper
Part of the Lecture Notes in Computer Science book series (LNCS, volume 8013)

Abstract

Computers and many of their applications are extremely vital and play a crucial role in the children’s education and knowledge building. This paper discusses the results of a study about Arabic-speaking children’s interaction with an Arabic application. Then, researchers collected information to study how these children reacted and felt when they were interacting with this Arabic reading application.

Keywords

Children Reading Arabic Application 

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Authors and Affiliations

  • Maram S. Alhafzy
    • 1
  • Ebtesam A. Alomari
    • 1
  • Hind H. Mahdy
    • 1
  • Maysoon F. Abulkhair
    • 1
  1. 1.Faculty of Computing and Information TechnologyKing Abdulaziz UniversityJeddahSaudi Arabia

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