An Educational Media Product for Young Children with LD and ADHD
Product Overview
This media product will be an app for kids ages 6-8 that can be downloaded from Google Play or Apple’s iTunes. It will be a free app that provides a portal to kids learning shows, similar to PBS Kids or YouTube Kids. The product will allow children to watch the shows on a personal device, like a tablet, iPhone, iPad, android, etc., or on a PC or a TV that is connected to the Internet. The product will consist of shows that focus on learning vocabulary but also on dealing with tough situations that kids commonly have to face in this day and age—issues such as divorce, death, sadness, loss, isolation, and trauma. The programs are designed for children with learning disabilities and ADHD.
Demographic Characteristics
The demographic for this educational media product is children grades 1-3, ages 6-8. The cognitive/social orientation of the demographic will consist of children with learning disabilities (LD) or children with attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD); this can even include children with autism, children experiencing divorce, and children suffering from a loved one who is terminally ill, as there are so many children who are misdiagnosed as having LD when what they really have is ADHD or autism or are suffering from some other problem that goes undiagnosed—so preparing a product that is universally accessible for children of this age group is important as it is very difficult to determine sometimes the exact nature of the challenge for the student (Czamara, Tiesler, Kohlbock et al., 2013)). The media product is geared towards children who come from traditional homes as well as those who are either experiencing a trauma or have a handicap or challenge that prohibits them physically or mentally from engaging with learning material in a traditional manner. The interests of the children of this demographic are games that require problem-solving (Therrell, 2002); information about animals, insects, and nature; sharing and reading books (Palmer, ; superhero cartoons, crazy, fun, large and colorful characters; and programs that teach words in an entertaining manner like Sesame Street (Teach Mama, 2017).
Media use patterns for this demographic, according to research by Cain and Gradisar (2010) consists of a wide range of electronic, digital and print media, while in more recent years, this demographic has been exposed to more personal computer screen time with the arrival of iPads, tablets, androids, etc. (Hale & Guan, 2015). Because the Digital Age has arrived it is far more common today for younger...
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