The Community Service Team (PKM) of Muhammadiyah University (UM) Metro held training on detection and intervention of dyslexic children, Saturday (26/8). The goal is to increase teachers’ understanding and ability to detect and intervene with dyslexic children.
The training, which was held at SDN 2 Sidoasri, Natar Subdistrict, South Lam pung, was attended by teachers and principals of SDN 2 Sidoasri and SDN Pujirahayu, Merbaumataram Subdistrict, Lamsel.
This training was made possible with the support of the Directorate of Research, Technology, Education and Society (DRTPM) of the Ministry of Education.
Research, Technology and Higher Education (Kemenristekdikti). In this training, the UM Metro PKM Team provided dyslexia detection and intervention test kits to SDN 2 Sidoasri and SDN Pujirahayu.
Head of the UM Metro PKM Team Satrio Budi Wibowo in the training session explained the importance of the role of elementary school teachers as the front guard in detecting developmental disorders in children.
”This is because symptoms of specific learning difficulties often appear in early school age. Especially when they are at the elementary level. Children at this stage begin to be given more complex academic tasks, so the symptoms of developmental disorders such as dyslexia become more visible,” she said.
This training, said Satrio, is expected to provide great benefits for teachers and children at SDN 2 Sidoasri and SDN Pujirahayu. ”It is also a positive step in supporting better inclusive education in the Lamsel region,” he said.
The UM Metro PKM team, said Satrio, will continue to guide and assist the implementation process of using dyslexia early detection tests and interventions that will be carried out by teachers in schools for the next two months. ”We will continue to assist and guide the teachers for the next two months,” he said.
This activity received a warm welcome from the teachers who attended. The principals of SDN 2 Sidoasri and SDN Pujirahayu also shared their experiences of students with specific learning difficulties at school. After the training, the teachers were given a follow-up plan (RTL) task that involved applying the dyslexia detection and intervention test tool based on the symptoms encountered.
The teachers of SDN 2 Sidoasri and SDN Pujirahayu also formed a learning community together. This learning community serves as a sharing place for dyslexia detection and intervention.
