INTERACTIVE MULTIMEDIA TO ENHANCE EARLY READING SKILL ON CHILDREN WITH LIGHT MENTAL RETARDATION AT 5TH GRADER SLB AUTIS MITRA ANANDA KARANGANYAR, INDONESIA IN ACADEMIC YEAR 2016/2017

The main problem of this study is whether by using interactive media can improve students’ early reading skill with light mental retardation of fifth grader in SLB Autis Mitra Ananda Karanganyar in academic year 2016/2017? The objective of this research is an attempt to improve early reading skill by using interactive multimedia on students with light mental retardation in the fifth grader SLB Autis Mitra Ananda Karanganyar in academic year 2016/2017. This research was classroom action research. The subjects were the fifth grader of private special school of Mitra Ananda Colomadu sub district Karanganyar regency in the first semester academic year 2016/2017 with 4 students. This classroom action research was conducted over 3 months, from October to December from preliminary stage till reporting phase through 3 cycles. This research used test as a method of collecting data. Technique of data analysis was descriptive qualitative in each cycle. The result of this study shows that the improvement of learning outcomes can be done by using interactive multimedia in learning early reading of fifth grader of SLB Autis Mitra Ananda Colomadu Sub district Karanganyar regency in the first semester academic year 2016/2017. It is marked by the achievement of students’ average scores in learning early reading which always increases from prior and after action in each cycle. The result presented as follows: the average score of learning material in early reading is 53.75, the average score of early reading in cycle 1 is 60, the average score of early reading in cycle 2 is 66.25, the average score of early reading in cycle 3 is 76.5 and all students are already reaching the passing grade 75