A New Dimensional in Teaching Non-verbal Students with Learning Disabilities

Abstract

The main aim of this quantitative study is to define the teaching problems among special education teachers in teaching non-verbal students with learning disabilities. Purposive sampling had been used to select 80 participants in this study in Kerian District, Perak. The research instrument used in this study was questionnaire. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze the data of the study. The findings show that participants faced problems in teaching the non-verbal students with learning disabilities (M=0.848, SD=0.553) and need a teaching module to teach them (M=0.841, SD=0.672). The results of t-test showed that no significant between teaching problem with gender of teacher (P=0.385 > 0.05, SD=0.330). While the results of one-way ANOVA also showed that no significant between teaching problem with teaching experience (P=0.297 > 0.05, SD=1.553). In conclusion, the problems among non-verbal students with learning disabilities can be solved through intensive training among teachers and development of teaching module based on augmentative and alternative communication with emphasis on functional words. The implication of the study will enable teachers to improve their teaching ability regardless student disabilities and increase the teaching aids and also will assist non-verbal students with learning disabilities to increase interaction with community members.