Using of Speech Trainer in the Learning Guidance of Children with the Deaf in SLB Pancaran Iman

Abstract

Every citizen has the same right to obtain education. This opportunity also includes the Deaf. Deaf are those who lose hearing where a person cannot perceive various stimuli through the sense of hearing. Due to a lack of hearing, Deaf children need special tutoring methods. This study reveals the use of one of the methods referred to as the Speech Trainer method. This research is a qualitative descriptive field research to reveal the technique of using Speech Trainer in Guidance for Deaf Children at SLB Pancaran Iman. The results showed that the use of the Speech Trainer as a tool was deliberately designed for deaf people with a high level of sensitivity. The presence of a speech trainer is assisted by animations that demonstrate the movement of breathing and pronunciation exercises. The animation movement is repeated according to the will of the deaf child. To control the words or sentences produced, use a voice recognition that can judge whether or not the sound produced by a child with hearing impairment is correct. With the use of the Speech Trainer, the deaf students are helped in the communication process of their tutoring.