Development of Gamified Mathematics Learning Material for Treating Children With Dyscalculia at Age 4 - 6 Years Old

Dyscalculia is a learning difficulty that lasts a lifetime. It impairs the ability to learn numeracy and other mathematical skills. Thus, an individual who has dyscalculia will find it difficult to study number related concepts and solve daily problems that requires processing numeric information. Currently, there is no known cure for dyscalculia. However, there exists an intervention that alleviates the ailment. This intervention focuses on teaching numeracy skills by using visualization, gamification and other learning aids to help individuals acquire adequate level of numeracy skills in comparison to their chronological age. Nowadays, there exists many digital assistive tools to support the intervention, however such tools for Indonesian children in the age range of 4–6 years are scarce. To solve this, the study proposes three gamifications that can be used in the intervention processes. These gamifications are designed to teach 4–6 years old children with dyscalculia how to master basic numeracy skills and other basic skills necessary to study mathematics. The experiment shows that the gamifications are well designed and do not incur anxiety in children.