The NatiV project is an e-learning application for a low-cost Android tablet to enable children in rural Zimbabwe to learn to read using their own languages (including Shona), as well as to engage children with learning disabilities. NatiV is an Android application under development for e-learning infrastructure that will teach children how to read Shona (Zimbabwean language). NatiV is designed to improve a child’s syllable-to-sound (letter-to-sound) association. It implements simple, core Android application development concepts, with a UI3 and gestures that are child-friendly and engaging. The aim of NatiV is to become an application used nationwide, catering for all local languages in Zimbabwe (Ndebele, Tonga, etc.) and operating via a central data centre which works on improving the learning software and offering parents data analysis and tips on how they can also help their children improve their reading. NatiV is being made with special consideration for children with reading disabilities such as dyslexia, with the aim of helping them learn to read by implementing technical solutions for special methods prescribed by professional dyslexia researchers.