Peer Mediated Intervention untuk Meningkatkan Keterampilan Sosial Anak Berkesulitan Belajar di Sekolah Dasar Inklusif

This study aims to test the effectiveness of peer mediated intervention (PMI) to improve social skills at children with learning disabilities in SDN 03 Alai Padang. This study used a single subject design with multiple baseline across subject models. Five children with mild learning disabilities as a target child and five trained peer mediator to apply PMI in the lessons Indonesian (repeated reading). Data collected with the recording frequency of social skills format, social skills scale, and self-report. The results showed that PMI was effective for improving the social skills for the targeted children respectively are: the TS’s; the KY’s; the HL’s; the RA’s; and the KA’s. As the instructional effects, PMI also decreased the frequency of reading mistakes at the targeted children from baseline phase to intervention phase. Based on the research findings, it is suggested towards the teachers to apply PMI in other subjects while coordinating with the special teachers. The research findings also provide a theoretical contribution to the social skills learning strategies with peer involvement on the children with learning disabilities in the inclusive elementary school