JPUS: Jurnal Pendidikan Untuk Semua
Vol 10 No 2 (2026): Jurnal Pendidikan Untuk Semua, Oktober 2026

Characteristics, Needs, and Instructional Modifications for Children with Learning Difficulties

Cantika Meilinda (Universitas Islam Negeri Raden Mas Said Surakarta)
Khairunisa Dani Rahmatyana (Universitas Islam Negeri Raden Mas Said Surakarta)
Shofiyah (Universitas Islam Negeri Raden Mas Said Surakarta)
Hery Setiyatna (Universitas Islam Negeri Raden Mas Said Surakarta)



Article Info

Publish Date
15 Oct 2026

Abstract

Children with specific learning difficulties have the same right to learning opportunities as typically developing children. Existing studies in Indonesia tend to examine dyslexia, dysgraphia, or dyscalculia separately, or to describe learning difficulties without connecting them to practical classroom adjustments. This study offers a novel integrated synthesis that links the characteristics, learning needs, and instructional modifications of all three types of difficulty into one framework that educators can apply directly. It employs a library research design with a descriptive qualitative approach. The data were drawn from 18 journal articles and books on specific learning difficulties, instructional modification, and inclusive education, and were analyzed using content analysis. The results show that the characteristics of these children vary according to the type of difficulty, so their learning needs are individualized. Instructional modifications can be made by adjusting materials, methods, media, time allocation, delivery, and forms of assessment. Flexible instruction that fits each child’s characteristics and needs is therefore essential for helping them achieve optimal development and learning outcomes. This study is expected to serve as a practical reference for educators in designing more adaptive and inclusive instruction that supports the academic development of children with specific learning difficulties.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jpls

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Subject

Humanities Education

Description

JPUS: Jurnal Pendidikan Untuk Semua acommodate ideas, concept, and results of the research about Non Formal Education to be pulished, such as : 1. NFE programme : equality, citizen vocation, empowerment, elucidation, literacy, and social tuition. 2. NFE unit : Community Learning Center, courses, ...