Mentoring and Social Interaction Abilities of Adolescents with Speech Impairment

Background of research is adolescents with speech impairment who have limitations in communicating. The purpose of study is analyzing the relationship between mentoring and social interaction abilities of adolescents with speech impairment in SLB “Karya Mulia” Surabaya. The design of this research was posttest-only control group. The population size was 45 respondents, while the sample size was 40 respondents, selected using simple random sampling technique. There were 2 variables namely: (1) mentoring, (2) social interaction ability. Data were collected through observation, then analyzed using Fisher‘s Exact. Mentoring can improve social interaction abilities because mentoring function is motivator; role of the facilitator; and role of catalysts. Implemetation of mentoring very need to be optimized.