Teaching and Learning Skills of Students’ Learning Readiness Special Educational Needs Students with Learning Disabilities in Elementary School

Abstract

The Zero Rejection Policy is a program that the Ministry of Education Malaysia initiated together to provide fair and equitable opportunities in education, especially for children with special needs. The school must accept more special educational needs (SEN) students. It has been discovered that some SEN students need more time to be ready for learning. This study investigates the knowledge, comprehension, and teaching strategies teachers implement when practicing the components of learning readiness for first-grade students with learning difficulties in the classroom. Nine respondents were selected for the sample of studies included in this qualitative study using the specific selection criteria, which calls for respondents to be Special Education Learning Disabilities Level 1 teachers (TSELD). The instrument used was a structured interview. The study results show that the TSELD understood the learning readiness practice's teaching components and techniques and had different opinions about each practice. However, their knowledge and understanding of learning readiness practices still need to be improved. Therefore, workshops or training programs should be developed to enhance the TSELD's ability to implement appropriate learning readiness skills for SEN students.