Elicitação e validação de requisitos para a criação de aplicações para alfabetização de crianças com síndrome de Down.

Abstract

Down syndrome (DS) is the most common genetic cause of intellectual disability in the world, requiring more attention, especially in the literacy and language acquisition processes. Although there are studies that address such issues, there are still few studies that support these processes, simultaneously providing education and entertainment for people with DS. This dissertation presents the results of a research that aims to elicit and validate requirements that guide the development of gamified software applications that help in the process of literacy and language acquisition for children with DS in a playful way. To do so, the study elicited the requirements through literature review, software product analyses and interviews with the SD public, parents and specialists, from both Brazil and Australia. In total, 17 people were interviewed (6 with SD, 4 parents and 7 specialists). The results indicate that the requirements found and validated can help the literacy process in SD, with the requirements related to navigation and interface as possibly the most relevant for the creation of these applications. Thus, this work brings contributions to the development of applications that support processes of language acquisition and literacy in children with SD. It provides information about requirements, their classes and their validations, serving in the future as a guide for the development of gamified software for the SD audience.