Musical game used to develop child literacy skills
Experts at Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU) have created a new game that uses songs to help young children improve their literacy skills.
The GCU researchers worked alongside Leeds-based digital agency Numiko to develop the innovative game, which is known as Sing-along, the Glasgow Evening Times reports.
Recently tested at several primary schools in the Scottish city, the programme is based on nursery rhymes and action songs.
Children are encouraged to sing along with tunes and the words appear on screen as they do so, helping with their word recognition.
"Music and technology can be powerful tools to support and enrich learning, wider health and wellbeing," said project leader Dr Gianna Cassidy, who is a music psychologist and creative technology lecturer.
She told the newspaper the project could signal "new opportunities for educators, health practitioners and technology developers".
The game was tested at the GCU eMotion Lab, an advanced facility at the university that allows researchers to study a person's physiological response to games.
