Improving Reading Comprehension Skills Using Multimedia Storytelling with Mind Maps for Students with Learning Disabilities in Thailand

Abstract

This study explores the innovative approach of integrating multimedia storytelling with mind maps to enhance reading comprehension for students with learning disabilities (LD). We developed the proposed mobile application and applied it to 36 students with LD at grade 4-6 in Bangkok, Thailand. Students were selected using a simple random sampling technique. They were formally identified as having learning disabilities with a reading- related disability. The experiment compared students’ reading comprehension scores from two experimental groups and one control group. The three groups practiced their Thai reading comprehension through the same Thai litera-ture, but with three different learning methods. The first experimental group used the proposed application including multimedia storytelling with mind maps. The second group used only multimedia storytelling while the control group learned through teacher reads the stories and hand-drawn mind map-ping. The findings clearly proved that the proposed approach accommodated learner’s weaknesses and built upon their strengths in reading comprehension skills.