The Effect of Neurological Impress Method (N.I.M) on Reading Ability of English Text on Dyslexic Students

Abstract

This study aims to find out the effect of the neurological impress method on the reading ability of English text on dyslexic students, including phonemic awareness, reading fluency, and reading comprehension. This study intends to determine the use of the neurological impress method to boost the reading ability of dyslexic students in Galuh Handayani Inclusive School Surabaya. The participants of this study are three dyslexic students and two teachers. The data were collected through observation and interview and analyzed by using the descriptive qualitative method. In short, this study supports the use of the neurological impress method to develop the reading ability of English text as a foreign language on students with learning disabilities. According to the observation and interview that have done by the researcher in Galuh Handayani Inclusive School Surabaya, it can conclude that the neurological impress method is the method that appropriates for increasing the reading ability of dyslexic students.

Important for Early Literacy Intervention Children with Dyslexia

“…Neurological impress is something designed method for help experienced individual difficulty read heavy [43]. The neurological impress method is a method that combines copy-paste of articulation, tone, and pronunciation of the teachers to the students [44].…”

“…For make it easy student follow this program, then the learning process started from low level from capabilities student. Few researchers in Indonesia are concerned about developing the reading ability of dyslexic students who use the neurological impression method, especially reading English text as a foreign language [43].…”