Abstract
In recent years, as a result of improvements in the awareness of people and development of medical science, the number of children diagnosed with developmental disabilities tends to increase. Special education has been reviewed in theDevelopmental Disabilities Assistance Act of 2004, which has been since being adopted by the education field.
Special education must be devised for teaching materials and learning content to suit the student. For this reason, making a high-quality learning on an ongoing basis is difficult.
Therefore, the use of a teaching device that is suitable for this specific kind of education is effective. In recent years, the introduction of tablet computers to the education field has been increasing. Tablets can be easily operated, and it is possible to include content with audio and video features, which is beneficial for special education. Many studies have been previously made, however these are still only case introductions or reports on usage of tablet devices in the classroom. In our investigation, no practical case that the included actual teaching materials was found.
In this study, we produce learning materials for the iPad, which is easily available for students receiving special education, and can support them continuously in self-learning activities. We propose to find a new direction for special education materials in the future.
