Language Acquisition and Teaching Strategies for Children with Mental Retardation
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: Delays in language acquisition and learning experienced by children with mental retardation cause the language production process to be disrupted. This study aims to describe and find the right strategy for language teaching in children with mental retardation aged 5;0 – 10;0 years. This study is a qualitative study using a descriptive method. The research findings show that: (1) the word classes mastered by children with mild mental retardation include nouns, verbs, numerals, adjectives, interrogatives, and prepositions. (2) The types of meanings mastered include referential meaning and denotative meaning, (3) The research subjects are also at the meaning field stage, meaning that children have been able to classify words based on their respective meaning fields. (4) Cooperative learning strategies are considered more effective for teaching language to mentally retarded children. This research is expected to contribute to efforts to acquire and teach language to mentally retarded children aged 5;0 – 10;0 years.
Authors: Dadi Satria, Pratomo Widodo
Institution: Yogyakarta State University
Language: English
Subfield: Developmental and Educational Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4409663979