The Learning of Sholat (Prayer) Movement for Mentally Disabled Children through Occupational Therapy

摘要

This study aims to explore occupational therapy which can be used to train mild mentally disabled children to learn sholat movement. The study is a descriptive qualitative using field research. The result indicated that the purpose of occupational therapy was to stimulate the development of sensory and motor nerves of the mild mentally disabled children through body exercises and games in the form of joyful learning so that mild mentally disabled children could enjoy the therapy comfortably. Body exercises that can be done through sholat movement include: first, walking in one lane (for standing upright and i'tidal movement); second, gymnastics part of body, that is when holding the knee (for bowing movement); three, 'Old McDonald' game, that is when lifting both hands next to the ears (for takbiratul ihram movements); and last, 'Cublek-cublek Suweng' game (for prostrations movements, sitting between two prostrations, and sitting tahiyat akhir).