Dyslexia is a learning disorder. A dyslexic has
difficulties in reading, writing, spelling, and counting
skills. They also encounter problems in recognizing the
sound of letters. In Malaysia, there are several
approaches used to help dyslexics with certain skills -
these are multisensory as well as: auditory exercises
using a computer, intervention programs, and
rehabilitation programs. Multisensory and multimedia
methods were more often used in conducting
intervention programs for dyslexics in Malaysia. It is
therefore the aim of this study to apply music therapy to
help children with dyslexia using experimental research
in the form of singing treatment. The purpose of this
research was to test the effectiveness of singing treatment
in improving the reading and writing skills of dyslexic
children. Apart from that, this research also aims to
improve the reading and writing skills of dyslexic
children through singing treatment. This research was
conducted at the Learning and Resources Centre of
Dyslexia Association of Sarawak. Mixed method and
One-Group Pretest-Posttest designswere applied to
collected data. Four dyslexic children were selected to
receive this treatment. They were named Subjects A, B,
C, and D. Furthermore, they were divided into two
groups:- Subjects A and B have a basic phonics ability
and so were grouped together, whereas; Subjects C and
D were grouped togetheras they do not have a basic
phonics ability. The resultsshow that this treatment was
effective in improving the reading and writing skills of
Subjects C and D. The t-value for this group is 1.40,
which this value is below the significance level, 2.74.
Besides that, this treatment was less effective in
improving the reading and writing skills of Subjects A
and B. The t-value for this group is 6.05, exceeding the
significance level, 2.74.