Parents' Knowledge About Teaching Prayer among Students with Learning Difficulties

Parents need to ensure that every child, including those with disabilities, receives a complete education, whether it is worldly knowledge or religious education Parents with limited awareness of the importance of religious education at home, such as performing prayers, fasting, and reading the Quran, lead to an increase in behavioural problems among teenagers. Therefore, if parents practice prayer in their daily lives at home, then these children with disabilities are exposed to establishing prayer after observing their parents as models and gradually imitating the movements. The objective of this study is to examine parents' awareness of teaching prayer among students with learning difficulties. In this study, the researcher used a quantitative research method with a survey design. Using a simple random sampling technique, the study population and sample were parents of children with special educational needs and learning difficulties studying in the Integrated Special Education Program (PPKI) in the Petaling Jaya district. A total of 78 respondents completed the questionnaire survey using 5-point Likert Scale. Data were analysed using Descriptive Statistic in Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 27. The findings indicate that the level of parents' knowledge about teaching prayer is very high (mean=4.47, sd=0.3). It is hoped this study is expected to raise awareness among parents about the importance of teaching prayer to children with special needs so that their lives are more guided as they grow older. Among the further studies that can be suggested is to identify the relationship between prayer education and morals of students with special needs.