A group of city students will present their research on learning disability dyslexia at the First Lego League (FLL) World Championship at Johannesburg in South Africa from May 5 to 7.
FLL is an academic competition that allows children to demonstrate creativity, teamwork and understanding of technology, according to a release issued here.
Student participants have developed a new product that helps dyslexic children overcome their challenges to read better.
The product is multi-sensory and multi-media device which would enable a dyslexic child to improve his or her phonetics, listening as well as sequencing skills, the release said.
The eight-member team had won the Best Project Research Award at the FLL National Championship organised by India STEM Foundation for this product at Delhi in February this year, the release said.
The team comprising Aayush Shah, Atharva Patankar, Daivik Shah, Jai Jariwala, Shiv Mehta, Tanay Nistala, Vanshaj Ajmera and Yashish Mohnot received the Best Project Research trophy to commemorate their achievement. Calling itself the ‘FLL—Mayday Returns,’ the team has decided to work on the topic of ‘How to use phonics to make reading more fun for students with dyslexia’ at the FLL Challenge, the release said.
They chose this topic after one of their friend’s brothers was diagnosed with dyslexia due to which children struggle primarily in reading, spelling, words and sounds, the release said.
To find a solution, the team interacted with professionals in related fields and incorporated feedback from doctors, remedial, special education teachers and students, the release said.
