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We present an interactive and diagnostic system for helping children with ADHD and reading weakness to improve their reading skills. The system is designed for educational centres and Namibian museums. It analyses captured eye movements. We present metrics for evaluating reading skills and for measuring relaxation and mental focus. The analysis is used to adapt the displayed information of the educational system. The derived criteria can distinguish skilled readers from ones with difficulties. Persons with reading disorder often have issues in following a line of text. Problems at line breaks are observed. More time for identifying words is needed. It is essential for young readers to learn how to fix their gaze at specific points and to decrease their eye movements. The system includes training phases for enhancing these skills. Fixation durations and skewness and velocity of eye movements are critical parameters for measuring mental focus and relaxation.
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Weede, O., Heisterkamp, R. (2018). Diagnostic and Interactive e-Learning Application for Children with Reading Weakness Based on Eye Tracking. In: Jat, D., Sieck, J., Muyingi, HN., Winschiers-Theophilus, H., Peters, A., Nggada, S. (eds) Digitisation of Culture: Namibian and International Perspectives. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-7697-8_17
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