Development of Computerized Tool for Screening Thai Children at Risk for Learning Disabilities

A computerized version of "Noo-Khor-Arn" `May I read?', a paper-based screening test for Thai children at risk with Learning Disability (LD), was developed and some core ideas of development were given in details. Six test categories with 23 subtests were conducted on 110 Thai children aged between 7-12 years old (Mean = 7.94, SD = 1.45), divided into 50 LD and 60 Typically Developing (TD) children to determine most relevant test categories and subtests for classifying between the groups. Two-factor balanced Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) revealed that a computerized version shown a significant difference between TD and LD groups in the tasks related to linguistics, decoding, and naming. These tasks were Phonological Awareness (PA), Morphological Awareness (MA), Decoding (DEC), and Rapid Naming (RN), respectively. The rest of the test categories showed non-significant factors between TD and LD. Not only the results can be used for classification but also for streamlining the test categories and subtests, to shorten the test tool.Clinical relevance- The subtests related to linguistics and decoding aspects showed promising results in screening children at risk for learning disabilities.