PENDEKATAN ORTON-GILLINGHAM TERHADAP KEMAMPUAN MEMBACA PERMULAAN ANAK TUNAGRAHITA RINGAN

Abstract; Reading skill for beginners is one of the problem often faced by the mild mentally retarded children. One way to solve it is through Orton-Gillingham approach for the dyslexia which is applied to the mild mentally retarded children in SLB C Dharma Wanita Lebo Sidoarjo. This research aims to find out the effect of Orton-Gillingham approach for the mild mentally retarded children’s reading skill for beginners.This research is quantitative approach and pre experiment research. The design of research is used “one group, pre test – pos test design”. The data collecting techniques are used tes and documentation method. The non parametric statistic is used to analyze data. It is assisted by sign test.The result shows that the score in the pre test is 51,6. It become 74,4 in the post test. Z table of 5% in the two side test is 1,96. Zh is 2,05. Therefore, it can be conclude that there is a significant effect of Orton-Gillingham approach for mild mentally retarded children’s skill reading for beginners in SLB C Dharma Wanita Lebo Sidoarjo. Keywords : Orton-Gillingham Approach, reading skill for beginner