Improving Beginning Reading Ability Through Phonics Methods in Autistic Students at Inclusion Quantum Brain Elementary School Makassar

Abstract

This study examines the Beginning Reading Ability of Autistic Students. The aims of this study were to determine: 1) Beginning Reading Ability in Autistic Students Before Using the Phonics Method, 2) Beginning Reading Ability in Autistic Students After Using the Phonics Method, and 3) Improving Beginning Reading Ability through the Phonics Method in Children with Autism. This study uses a descriptive quantitative approach. The subject of this study was a class III autistic student at SD Inclusion Quantum Brain Makassar with the initials HQ. The data collection technique used was a preliminary reading test. Data analysis uses descriptive analysis that compares the scores from the pre-test and post-test. The conclusions of this study were: 1) the initial reading ability of autistic students before the application of the phonics method was disabled, 2) the initial reading ability of autistic students after the phonics method treatment was in the very capable category and 3) there was an increase in the initial reading ability of autistic students with the use of phonics method from incapacitated to highly capable.