Dealing With Three Autistic Children in Grades 1, 3 and 5 At Yahya Elementary School.
ABSTRACT
Tugas Akhir ini membahas tentang permasalahan yang dihadapi oleh
para guru yaitu kesulitan untuk mengajar tiga anak autis di kelas 1, 3 dan 5 di
SDK Yahya. Permasalahan ini dijumpai pada saat saya menjadi asisten guru
ketika magang di SDK Yahya. Untuk dapat mencari pemecahan dari
permasalahan tersebut, saya akan menganalisa penyebab dan akibat dari
permasalahan tersebut serta memaparkan beberapa pilihan solusi yang ada.
Penyebab pertama adalah ketiga anak autis tersebut sering tidak dapat
berinteraksi dan berkomunikasi secara baik dengan guru maupun murid
lainnya. Penyebab kedua adalah para guru tidak mempunyai banyak
pengalaman untuk mengajar anak autis. Dampak dari permasalahan adalah
guru-guru tidak dapat mengatur kelas dengan baik, anak autis tidak mampu
untuk mengerti instruksi dari guru dan mengerjakan latihan dan guru-guru
mengalami kelelahan secara fisik dan mental.
Dari kedua penyebab tersebut, saya mencoba mencari beberapa solusi
yaitu: pertama adalah guru memberikan pengulangan pelajaran dengan anak
autis tersebut di siang hari seminggu dua kali. Kedua adalah guru membuka
kelas khusus seusai kelas untuk anak autis tersebut dimana guru
memberikan materi tentang keterampilan sosial seperti bagaimana cara yang
baik memberi salam pada orang lain dan bagaimana cara mengikuti instruksi
yang diberikan. Ketiga adalah guru mengundang orangtua untuk ikut
berpartisipasi dalam kelas khusus tersebut supaya dapat melihat bagaimana
anak autis tersebut dalam mengikuti pelajaran yang diberikan. Keempat
adalah guru sebaiknya belajar untuk mengatasi anak autis dari seorang
psikolog atau belajar dari buku.
Dari keempat pilihan solusi yang ada, saya mengambil dua solusi terbaik,
yaitu guru-guru tersebut perlu memberikan pengulangan pelajaran khusus
untuk anak autis tersebut supaya mereka mengerti pelajaran tersebut dan
juga guru-guru sangat perlu berkonsultasi kepada psikolog dan belajar dari
buku-buku tentang anak autis supaya dapat menangani anak autis tersebut.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ABSTRACT… … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … ...i
DECLARATION OF ORIGINALITY… … … … … … … … … ...................................i
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS… … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … .iii
TABLE OF CONTENTS… … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … iv
CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION… … … … … … … … … … ..................................1-6
A. Background of the Study
B. Identification of the Problem
C. Objectives and Benefits of the Study
D. Description of the Institution
E. Method of the Study
F. Limitation of the Study
G. Organization of the Term Paper
CHAPTER II. PROBLEM ANALYSIS… … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … 7-10
CHAPTER III. POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS… … … … … … … … … … … … … ...11-16
CHAPTER IV. CONCLUSION… … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … ..17-18
BIBLIOGRAPHY
APPENDIX:
A. Flowchart
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APPENDIX
Causes
1. The three autistic children often
cannot interact and communicate
with the teacher and other children.
2. The teachers do not have any
experience in teaching autistic
children.
Potential (-) Effects
1. The autistic children must stay late
at school.
2. The teacher must spend extra time
at school and will go home late.
3. The parents must wait longer for
their children.
A. FLOWCHART
Effects
The teachers at Yahya
Problem
Elementary School found it
difficult to teach three autistic
children in grades 1, 3 and 5.
Potential Solution 1
The teacher reviews the
lesson with the autistic child
twice a week, after finishing
the regular class.
Potential Solution 2
Potential (-) Effects
1. The autistic children will not follow
the lesson because they are tired.
2. The teachers will have to stay late
at school.
3. The parents may think that the
lessons are too hard for the autistic
children.
Potential (-) Effects
1. The children will not become
independent because their parents
are beside them.
2. The teachers will not feel
comfortable to teach the children.
Potential (-) Effects
1. It will be hard to handle the autistic
children if the teachers cannot apply
what they have learnt from the
psychologist or references they
have read.
2. The teachers can more tired than
usual because they must get more
knowledge about autistic children.
The teachers will open a
special afternoon class once a
week for autistic children
where the teachers give a
lesson about social skills, such
as how to greet people and
how to follow instructions.
Potential Solution 3
The teachers will invite the
parents to participate in the
special class.
Potential Solution 4
The teachers should learn
about autistic children from a
psychologist or some
reference books.
Chosen Solution
1. The teacher reviews the lesson
with the autistic child twice a
week after finishing the regular
class.
2. The teachers should learn about
autistic children from
psychologist or some reference
books.
1. The teachers cannot manage the
class well.
2. The autistic children are not able
to understand the instructions
and do the exercises.
3. The teachers become physically
and emotionally exhausted.
Potential (+) Effects
1. The autistic children will
understand the lesson better.
2. The teachers will be able to
monitor how the autistic
children follow the lesson.
3. The parents will appreciate the
extra assistance from the
teachers.
Potential (+) Effects
1. The children can learn to
concentrate and communicate in
that special class.
2. Learning social skills will help
the children to follow instructions
and greet people with a good
attitude.
Potential (+) Effects
1. The children will concentrate in
that class.
2. The teacher can control the
behavior of the autistic children.
Potential (+) Effects
1. The teachers will teach the
autistic children better.
2. The teachers can get more
knowledge about autistic
children in their classes by
consulting with a psychologist
or reading some books about
autistic children.
CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
A. Background of the Study
Nowadays many people discuss autism. It is said that “Autism is a
disorder of neural development characterized by impaired social
interaction and communication, and by restricted and repetitive
behavior” (“Autism”). It seems that some parents who have autistic
children have not yet found the best solution to deal with autistic
children. Similarly, the school teachers also find it difficult to deal with
autistic children in the class because they have special characteristics.
The characteristics of autistic children are having “Impairments in
social interaction; impairments in communication; and restricted
interests and repetitive behavior (“Autism”). Accordingly, we must find
a solution to deal with the autistic children in the classroom.
During my apprenticeship as a teacher assistant, there are three
autistic children, one in each grade, that is, in grades 1, 3 and 5. I and
the teachers in Yahya Elementary School found it difficult to teach
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three autistic children, because it was their first experience in teaching
autistic children. The teachers in Yahya Elementary School had to deal
with three autistic children in the class and in other activities. For
example, the teachers help them to understand the lesson, to do
coloring activities and to identify the names of colors. Sometimes I also
do not understand what the children say, due to the fact that “most
people with autism have some impairment in language and many
never speak at all” (“Autism”). At Yahya Elementary School, each
autistic child has a special caregiver. The caregivers can accompany
the autistic children in every situation at school and it can therefore be
easier for the teachers to teach them.
It is important to discuss how to deal with the autistic children to get
more knowledge about their behavior because it is hard for children
with autism to talk with other people and express themselves using
words. They cannot communicate without special help due to the fact
that “they have difficulty interpreting what others are thinking or feeling
because they can’t understand social cues such as tone of voice or
facial expressions” (“Autism Fact Sheet”). The support from the
teachers will be helpful for the autistic children to help them to be able
to follow every lesson in the class.
Based on the above explanation, I would like to analyze how to deal
with the autistic children at Yahya Elementary School for my term
paper.
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B. Identification of the Problem
The analysis of the problem is formulated into two questions:
1. Why do the teachers at Yahya Elementary School have difficulty
in dealing with the autistic children in their classes?
2. How is it possible for the teachers at Yahya Elementary School
to teach and help the autistic children?
C. Objectives and Benefits of the Study
The objectives of the study are:
1. To find out the causes and the effects of the difficulties of
teaching autistic children at Yahya Elementary School.
2. To present the best solution for the teachers at Yahya
Elementary School for teaching and helping autistic children.
The benefits of the study are, first, for the institution so that
Yahya Elementary School can manage the behavior of the autistic
children and this study can be a reference for helping other autistic
children at the school in the future. Second, the readers can get
more knowledge about how to deal with autistic children who are
like the three autistic children at Yahya Elementary School. Lastly,
the writer can learn the causes of the problems the teachers face in
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dealing with autistic children and know how to manage their
behavior in class for a successful learning process.
D. Description of the Institution
Yahya Elementary School is located at no. 4 Progo Street,
Bandung. Yahya Elementary School was built in 1964. The name of
the headmistress is Sri Wahyuni, S.I.P. There are 18 classes in the
Elementary School, from grade 1 to grade 6. There are three classes
for each grade.
Since the 2000-2001 school year, Yahya Elementary School has
implemented a learning system of five days learning in class (Monday
to Friday), while Saturday is specially devoted for the implementation
of PKO (Pekan Kreativitas dan Organisasi), where the children can
develop their talents, interests, and creativity.
E. Method of the Study
This term paper focuses on problem solving analysis. The problem
is a real problem which I found during my apprenticeship at Yahya
Elementary School. The data is taken from my journal and observation.
In my journal, I wrote the report of my new experiences in teaching
autistic children in grades 1, 3 and 5. In addition, the references are
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taken from library research, both from printed publications and Online
resources.
F. Limitation of the Study
The subjects of my research are three teachers at Yahya Elementary
School who taught the autistic children in grades 1, 3 and 5, and the
three autistic children I observed and taught during my apprenticeship.
The focus of analysis is limited to the ways the teachers teach and
deal with these three autistic children.
G. Organization of Term Paper
This term paper starts with the Abstract, which is the summary of the
entire paper in Indonesian; it is followed by Declaration of Originality,
which is the statement about the originality of the work. Next is the
Acknowledgements, which contains the expression of gratitude to the
people who have supported me, and the Table of Contents. This term
paper is divided into four chapters. Chapter One is the Introduction; it
contains Background of the Study, Identification of the Problem,
Objectives and Benefits of the Study, Description of the Institution,
Method of the Study, Limitations of the Study, and Organization of the
Term-Paper. Next, Chapter Two presents the analysis of the problem,
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explaining the causes and the effects of the problem. Chapter Three
explains the possible solutions, along with the positive and negative
effects. Chapter Four describes the best solutions to solve the
problem. The Bibliography contains all the references used, both from
printed sources and electronic publications. The last part is Appendix,
which presents the Flowchart.
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CHAPTER IV
CONCLUSION
In the previous chapters, I have analyzed the causes, the effects and the
potential solutions for a specific problem in the classroom. The problem is the
three teachers at Yahya Elementary School found it difficult to teach three
autistic children in grades 1, 3 and 5. There are some causes of the problem.
First, the three autistic children often cannot interact or communicate with the
teacher and other children. Second, the teachers do not have any experience
in teaching autistic children. There are some effects of this problem. First, the
teachers cannot manage the class well. Second, the autistic children are not
able to understand the instructions and do the exercises. Third, the teachers
become physically and emotionally exhausted.
In order to solve the problem, there are some potential solutions. First, the
teacher reviews the lesson twice a week with the autistic child in their class
after finishing the regular class. Second, the teachers will open a special
afternoon class once a week for autistic children where the teachers give
lessons on social skills, such as how to greet people and follow instructions.
Third, the teachers will invite the parents to participate in the special class.
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Fourth, the teachers should learn about autistic children from a psychologist
or some references. In this chapter, I would like to present the best solution
for the problem.
The best solutions for the problem are the combination of two potential
solutions. The three teachers review the lesson twice a week with the autistic
children in their class after finishing the regular class and the teachers should
learn about autistic children from a psychologist or some references to get
valuable insights and practical tips on how to deal with the autistic children.
These solutions are very useful for the teachers.
It is important to give review of the lesson for autistic children to make
them understand and follow the lesson better. Moreover, the teachers must
consult with a psychologist about the autistic children because the teachers
need to understand the characteristics of the autistic children so that they can
interact well with the autistic children and identify their characteristics. It is
important for teachers who teach autistic children to get knowledge about
teaching children with special class (“How To Help Your School Educate Your
Autistic Child”). Therefore, the teachers will be able to deal with the autistic
children effectively when they have proper knowledge about teaching autistic
children and have individual interactions with them.
Teachers in Yahya Elementary School have difficulty in dealing with
autistic children because it was their first experience in teaching children with
autism. It is expected that applying these two solutions will be helpful for the
teachers in Yahya Elementary School to teach and help the autistic children.
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Therefore, Yahya Elementary School will increase the quality of the teachers
in teaching autistic children.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
Printed Sources
Peeters, Theo. Panduan Autisme Terlengkap. Jakarta: Dian Rakyat, 2004.
Electronic Sources
Abraham B.S. and Geschwind DH. “Autism”. 10 June 2008. 06 April 2010.
< http://www.Autism.com-html >.
---,“How To Teach Autistic Children”. 10 June 2008. 06 April 2010.
< http://www.how to teach autistic children-html >.
Doja A. and Robert W. “What Does Autism Mean”. 5 December 2006. 20 April
2010 < http://www.what does autism mean.com.html >.
Dowshen, S. ,MD. “Free Lesson Plans for Autistic Children”. 2 April 2008.
20 April 2010 < www.articlebase.com >.
Grandin Temple. “Teaching Tips for Children and Adults with Autism”.
December 2002. 15 December 2010.
< www.teaching tips for autism.com >
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Plumley,Karen. “Classroom Discipline for Autistic Students”. 23 April 2009. 15
December 2010. < www.suite101.com/../classroom-discipline-for-autisticstudents >
Rosy. “Autistic Children in the Classroom”. 3 May 2009.
Stefanators G.A. “How To Help Your School Educate Your Autistic Child”
December 2002. 15 December 2010. < www.articlebase.com >
Waltz, Mitzi. “Autism Fact Sheet”. 14 May 2010. 15 December 2010.
< www.autism fact sheet >
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Tugas Akhir ini membahas tentang permasalahan yang dihadapi oleh
para guru yaitu kesulitan untuk mengajar tiga anak autis di kelas 1, 3 dan 5 di
SDK Yahya. Permasalahan ini dijumpai pada saat saya menjadi asisten guru
ketika magang di SDK Yahya. Untuk dapat mencari pemecahan dari
permasalahan tersebut, saya akan menganalisa penyebab dan akibat dari
permasalahan tersebut serta memaparkan beberapa pilihan solusi yang ada.
Penyebab pertama adalah ketiga anak autis tersebut sering tidak dapat
berinteraksi dan berkomunikasi secara baik dengan guru maupun murid
lainnya. Penyebab kedua adalah para guru tidak mempunyai banyak
pengalaman untuk mengajar anak autis. Dampak dari permasalahan adalah
guru-guru tidak dapat mengatur kelas dengan baik, anak autis tidak mampu
untuk mengerti instruksi dari guru dan mengerjakan latihan dan guru-guru
mengalami kelelahan secara fisik dan mental.
Dari kedua penyebab tersebut, saya mencoba mencari beberapa solusi
yaitu: pertama adalah guru memberikan pengulangan pelajaran dengan anak
autis tersebut di siang hari seminggu dua kali. Kedua adalah guru membuka
kelas khusus seusai kelas untuk anak autis tersebut dimana guru
memberikan materi tentang keterampilan sosial seperti bagaimana cara yang
baik memberi salam pada orang lain dan bagaimana cara mengikuti instruksi
yang diberikan. Ketiga adalah guru mengundang orangtua untuk ikut
berpartisipasi dalam kelas khusus tersebut supaya dapat melihat bagaimana
anak autis tersebut dalam mengikuti pelajaran yang diberikan. Keempat
adalah guru sebaiknya belajar untuk mengatasi anak autis dari seorang
psikolog atau belajar dari buku.
Dari keempat pilihan solusi yang ada, saya mengambil dua solusi terbaik,
yaitu guru-guru tersebut perlu memberikan pengulangan pelajaran khusus
untuk anak autis tersebut supaya mereka mengerti pelajaran tersebut dan
juga guru-guru sangat perlu berkonsultasi kepada psikolog dan belajar dari
buku-buku tentang anak autis supaya dapat menangani anak autis tersebut.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ABSTRACT… … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … ...i
DECLARATION OF ORIGINALITY… … … … … … … … … ...................................i
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS… … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … .iii
TABLE OF CONTENTS… … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … iv
CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION… … … … … … … … … … ..................................1-6
A. Background of the Study
B. Identification of the Problem
C. Objectives and Benefits of the Study
D. Description of the Institution
E. Method of the Study
F. Limitation of the Study
G. Organization of the Term Paper
CHAPTER II. PROBLEM ANALYSIS… … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … 7-10
CHAPTER III. POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS… … … … … … … … … … … … … ...11-16
CHAPTER IV. CONCLUSION… … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … ..17-18
BIBLIOGRAPHY
APPENDIX:
A. Flowchart
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APPENDIX
Causes
1. The three autistic children often
cannot interact and communicate
with the teacher and other children.
2. The teachers do not have any
experience in teaching autistic
children.
Potential (-) Effects
1. The autistic children must stay late
at school.
2. The teacher must spend extra time
at school and will go home late.
3. The parents must wait longer for
their children.
A. FLOWCHART
Effects
The teachers at Yahya
Problem
Elementary School found it
difficult to teach three autistic
children in grades 1, 3 and 5.
Potential Solution 1
The teacher reviews the
lesson with the autistic child
twice a week, after finishing
the regular class.
Potential Solution 2
Potential (-) Effects
1. The autistic children will not follow
the lesson because they are tired.
2. The teachers will have to stay late
at school.
3. The parents may think that the
lessons are too hard for the autistic
children.
Potential (-) Effects
1. The children will not become
independent because their parents
are beside them.
2. The teachers will not feel
comfortable to teach the children.
Potential (-) Effects
1. It will be hard to handle the autistic
children if the teachers cannot apply
what they have learnt from the
psychologist or references they
have read.
2. The teachers can more tired than
usual because they must get more
knowledge about autistic children.
The teachers will open a
special afternoon class once a
week for autistic children
where the teachers give a
lesson about social skills, such
as how to greet people and
how to follow instructions.
Potential Solution 3
The teachers will invite the
parents to participate in the
special class.
Potential Solution 4
The teachers should learn
about autistic children from a
psychologist or some
reference books.
Chosen Solution
1. The teacher reviews the lesson
with the autistic child twice a
week after finishing the regular
class.
2. The teachers should learn about
autistic children from
psychologist or some reference
books.
1. The teachers cannot manage the
class well.
2. The autistic children are not able
to understand the instructions
and do the exercises.
3. The teachers become physically
and emotionally exhausted.
Potential (+) Effects
1. The autistic children will
understand the lesson better.
2. The teachers will be able to
monitor how the autistic
children follow the lesson.
3. The parents will appreciate the
extra assistance from the
teachers.
Potential (+) Effects
1. The children can learn to
concentrate and communicate in
that special class.
2. Learning social skills will help
the children to follow instructions
and greet people with a good
attitude.
Potential (+) Effects
1. The children will concentrate in
that class.
2. The teacher can control the
behavior of the autistic children.
Potential (+) Effects
1. The teachers will teach the
autistic children better.
2. The teachers can get more
knowledge about autistic
children in their classes by
consulting with a psychologist
or reading some books about
autistic children.
CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
A. Background of the Study
Nowadays many people discuss autism. It is said that “Autism is a
disorder of neural development characterized by impaired social
interaction and communication, and by restricted and repetitive
behavior” (“Autism”). It seems that some parents who have autistic
children have not yet found the best solution to deal with autistic
children. Similarly, the school teachers also find it difficult to deal with
autistic children in the class because they have special characteristics.
The characteristics of autistic children are having “Impairments in
social interaction; impairments in communication; and restricted
interests and repetitive behavior (“Autism”). Accordingly, we must find
a solution to deal with the autistic children in the classroom.
During my apprenticeship as a teacher assistant, there are three
autistic children, one in each grade, that is, in grades 1, 3 and 5. I and
the teachers in Yahya Elementary School found it difficult to teach
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three autistic children, because it was their first experience in teaching
autistic children. The teachers in Yahya Elementary School had to deal
with three autistic children in the class and in other activities. For
example, the teachers help them to understand the lesson, to do
coloring activities and to identify the names of colors. Sometimes I also
do not understand what the children say, due to the fact that “most
people with autism have some impairment in language and many
never speak at all” (“Autism”). At Yahya Elementary School, each
autistic child has a special caregiver. The caregivers can accompany
the autistic children in every situation at school and it can therefore be
easier for the teachers to teach them.
It is important to discuss how to deal with the autistic children to get
more knowledge about their behavior because it is hard for children
with autism to talk with other people and express themselves using
words. They cannot communicate without special help due to the fact
that “they have difficulty interpreting what others are thinking or feeling
because they can’t understand social cues such as tone of voice or
facial expressions” (“Autism Fact Sheet”). The support from the
teachers will be helpful for the autistic children to help them to be able
to follow every lesson in the class.
Based on the above explanation, I would like to analyze how to deal
with the autistic children at Yahya Elementary School for my term
paper.
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B. Identification of the Problem
The analysis of the problem is formulated into two questions:
1. Why do the teachers at Yahya Elementary School have difficulty
in dealing with the autistic children in their classes?
2. How is it possible for the teachers at Yahya Elementary School
to teach and help the autistic children?
C. Objectives and Benefits of the Study
The objectives of the study are:
1. To find out the causes and the effects of the difficulties of
teaching autistic children at Yahya Elementary School.
2. To present the best solution for the teachers at Yahya
Elementary School for teaching and helping autistic children.
The benefits of the study are, first, for the institution so that
Yahya Elementary School can manage the behavior of the autistic
children and this study can be a reference for helping other autistic
children at the school in the future. Second, the readers can get
more knowledge about how to deal with autistic children who are
like the three autistic children at Yahya Elementary School. Lastly,
the writer can learn the causes of the problems the teachers face in
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dealing with autistic children and know how to manage their
behavior in class for a successful learning process.
D. Description of the Institution
Yahya Elementary School is located at no. 4 Progo Street,
Bandung. Yahya Elementary School was built in 1964. The name of
the headmistress is Sri Wahyuni, S.I.P. There are 18 classes in the
Elementary School, from grade 1 to grade 6. There are three classes
for each grade.
Since the 2000-2001 school year, Yahya Elementary School has
implemented a learning system of five days learning in class (Monday
to Friday), while Saturday is specially devoted for the implementation
of PKO (Pekan Kreativitas dan Organisasi), where the children can
develop their talents, interests, and creativity.
E. Method of the Study
This term paper focuses on problem solving analysis. The problem
is a real problem which I found during my apprenticeship at Yahya
Elementary School. The data is taken from my journal and observation.
In my journal, I wrote the report of my new experiences in teaching
autistic children in grades 1, 3 and 5. In addition, the references are
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taken from library research, both from printed publications and Online
resources.
F. Limitation of the Study
The subjects of my research are three teachers at Yahya Elementary
School who taught the autistic children in grades 1, 3 and 5, and the
three autistic children I observed and taught during my apprenticeship.
The focus of analysis is limited to the ways the teachers teach and
deal with these three autistic children.
G. Organization of Term Paper
This term paper starts with the Abstract, which is the summary of the
entire paper in Indonesian; it is followed by Declaration of Originality,
which is the statement about the originality of the work. Next is the
Acknowledgements, which contains the expression of gratitude to the
people who have supported me, and the Table of Contents. This term
paper is divided into four chapters. Chapter One is the Introduction; it
contains Background of the Study, Identification of the Problem,
Objectives and Benefits of the Study, Description of the Institution,
Method of the Study, Limitations of the Study, and Organization of the
Term-Paper. Next, Chapter Two presents the analysis of the problem,
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explaining the causes and the effects of the problem. Chapter Three
explains the possible solutions, along with the positive and negative
effects. Chapter Four describes the best solutions to solve the
problem. The Bibliography contains all the references used, both from
printed sources and electronic publications. The last part is Appendix,
which presents the Flowchart.
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CHAPTER IV
CONCLUSION
In the previous chapters, I have analyzed the causes, the effects and the
potential solutions for a specific problem in the classroom. The problem is the
three teachers at Yahya Elementary School found it difficult to teach three
autistic children in grades 1, 3 and 5. There are some causes of the problem.
First, the three autistic children often cannot interact or communicate with the
teacher and other children. Second, the teachers do not have any experience
in teaching autistic children. There are some effects of this problem. First, the
teachers cannot manage the class well. Second, the autistic children are not
able to understand the instructions and do the exercises. Third, the teachers
become physically and emotionally exhausted.
In order to solve the problem, there are some potential solutions. First, the
teacher reviews the lesson twice a week with the autistic child in their class
after finishing the regular class. Second, the teachers will open a special
afternoon class once a week for autistic children where the teachers give
lessons on social skills, such as how to greet people and follow instructions.
Third, the teachers will invite the parents to participate in the special class.
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Fourth, the teachers should learn about autistic children from a psychologist
or some references. In this chapter, I would like to present the best solution
for the problem.
The best solutions for the problem are the combination of two potential
solutions. The three teachers review the lesson twice a week with the autistic
children in their class after finishing the regular class and the teachers should
learn about autistic children from a psychologist or some references to get
valuable insights and practical tips on how to deal with the autistic children.
These solutions are very useful for the teachers.
It is important to give review of the lesson for autistic children to make
them understand and follow the lesson better. Moreover, the teachers must
consult with a psychologist about the autistic children because the teachers
need to understand the characteristics of the autistic children so that they can
interact well with the autistic children and identify their characteristics. It is
important for teachers who teach autistic children to get knowledge about
teaching children with special class (“How To Help Your School Educate Your
Autistic Child”). Therefore, the teachers will be able to deal with the autistic
children effectively when they have proper knowledge about teaching autistic
children and have individual interactions with them.
Teachers in Yahya Elementary School have difficulty in dealing with
autistic children because it was their first experience in teaching children with
autism. It is expected that applying these two solutions will be helpful for the
teachers in Yahya Elementary School to teach and help the autistic children.
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Therefore, Yahya Elementary School will increase the quality of the teachers
in teaching autistic children.
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