Singing Activity for Mentally Disabled Children of St. Lusia Extraordinary School C in Deli Serdang Regency

Abstract

Mentally retarded children generally have problems in communication, interaction, and empathy. Children with mental retardation also look different physically, mentally and socially emotionally. Children with developmental delays physically, mentally, cognitively, the handling of these mentally retarded children requires a very special approach. The obstacles experienced by mentally retarded children make it difficult for them to do both homework, especially jobs that require expertise. But despite having obstacles they still have the ability to do simple jobs. To develop the abilities possessed by mentally retarded children, training and assistance are needed. With this training and assistance, it is hoped that mentally retarded children will have the ability to work. The training and mentoring are given specifically, step by step until the child is really able to master one job. Every child has different abilities, so a very adequate and varied training advice is needed. Research with the process of singing activities was carried out with several methods applied in data collection, namely: (1) observation method, (2) library method, (3) qualitative descriptive method. The singing activity was considered quite successful. Success indicators can be seen and evaluated through children's daily activity units which are recorded as a reference to determine the development and progress of children in each activity carried out. Keywords: Singing activity, mentally disabled children, extra-ordinary school.