“Don’t make me read,” my twelve year old begs, “let me play video games instead!” Surely parents have heard this before. But can video games enhance a child’s learning and help overcome dyslexia? This video discusses a study led by Dr. Vanessa Harrar from University of Oxford, which suggests that dyslexic people may have trouble redirecting their attention between senses. Using example subjects, Sensory Activation Solutions looked at three different types of dyslexia (perceptual, language, and auditory) and the obstacles the brain encounters while trying to process everyday sensations.
The study also introduced a unique methodology to help overcome these obstacles through a renewed focus on speech processing. What the study discovered is that dyslexic children have a slower reaction time when hearing and seeing a picture at the same time. But according to the video below, Harrar came up with a unique solution: playing action video games could help dyslexic children move more quickly from seeing to hearing.
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Key takeaways
- Based on the study conducted and led by Dr. Vanessa Harrar of University of Oxford, dyslexic people may have trouble redirecting their attention between senses.
- The study found out that dyslexics had a slower reaction time when they heard a sound and saw a picture at the same time.
- Dr. Harrar thinks that playing action video games could help dyslexic people move more quickly from seeing to hearing.
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