Penggunaan bahan bantu mengajar dalam pengajaran kemahiran asas membaca di kelas pemulihan khas murid tahun tiga di daerah Kota Marudu

The aim of the study was to identify the relationship between the level of teaching aids usage with students' interest in the learning of basic literacy skills in Year 3 special remedial class. The sample of this study involved 33 special remedial teachers from primary schools in Kota Marudu, Sabah. Questionnaires were distributed using an
instrument adapted from Zainuddin Hassan (2007) and Abdul Malek Samsuri (2007) Data were analysed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS Version 18) to obtain the frequency, percentages, mean and Pearson Correlation analysis. The result of the study showed that 56.88% of the respondents frequently use teaching aids in their teaching. The result of the study also showed that there was a positive significant relationship between the frequency of use of teaching aids in class and students' interest, which was r=0.949, p<0.05. The findings also indicated that teaching aids are important to be used by special remedial teachers in their teaching of basic literacy skills. Respondents pointed out that the school administrators should also' support the use of teaching aids among teachers in class. Several recommendations were provided to enhance the use of teaching aids among teachers such as attending workshops, courses and seminars. Besides, allocation of funds for the preparation of teaching aids should be given to teachers and administrators to enhance the use of teaching aids in the special remedial classes