Language Edutainment Model In Reading Skill Based On Macapat Song For Blind Student

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to examine the effectiveness of language edutainment model of blind student in reading skill which is based on macapat song. This research is research and development (R&D). The findings or phenomena in the field of small scale experiment are: 1) macapat song is difficult to pronounce, 2) it is difficult to remember the intonation, 3) it is not a common song, 4) it is rare to hear, and 5) it is difficult to learn the lyric. The direction of small scale basic experiment had been revised into learning innovation strategy. It is conducted by improving gamelan orchestra from pelog into gerongan. On the other hand, the big scale experiment of 10 blind students shows that 7 of them have excellent predicate, 1 student with enough, and 2 with minus predicate. It means that the effectiveness experiment of language edutainment shows the pleasing, inspiring, challenging, and motivating for blind learning of disabled student at junior high school.

The Implementation of Tembang Macapat Learning as A Means of Primary School Character Education

“…It is difficult for students to understand independently. However, the text can be adapted to the progress of the times and the development of students in the current millennial era so that the meaning of tembang macapat can be understood by students independently (Andajani & Pamuji, 2018;Juanda, 2019).…”