PARALLEL SESSION SCHEDULE PARALLEL SESSION I 11 June 2011 (11.00-12.00 pm) VENUE REF NO. PRESENTER AND TITLE OF ARTICLE Venue 1: BT151 Chairperson: Rabiatul Adawiah Ahmad Rashid 2 Zeinab, Mihandoost, Habibah Elias Sharifah & Nor Rosnaini Mahmud: The Effectiveness of An Intervention Program on Reading Self-Concept and Reading Skills of Students with Dyslexia Curriculum and assessment 139 Wun Thiam Yew & Lim Hooi Lian: Assessing Preservice Special Education Teachers’ Knowledge of Perimeter Nor Shafrin Ahmad, Rabiatul Adawiah Ahmad Rashid & Rahimi Che Aman: Application of Multiple Intelligences among Preschool Teachers 140 Venue 2: BT 152 Chairperson: Melissa Chua Early Childhood Special Education and Diversity/ Gifted Education Venue 3: BT 153 Chairperson: Aziah Ismail Equity and Inclusivity 37 Nirwana Mohd Rashid, Samsilah Roslan & Norhayati Zakaria, Gifted Education. Are the Teachers Ready? 7 Azila Bt Alias, Hj. Abd Aziz b. Shukor, Noor Aini Bt Ahmad: The Effectiveness of Using Games in Teaching Early Numbers to Kindergarten Children 13 Melissa Chua & Lee Lay Wah: Behavior Modification in the Special Educational Classrooms: Implications for Research and Practice 58 Aziah Ismail & Abdul Ghani Kanesan Abdullah Peranan Bidang Kebitaraan dalam Melonjakkan Kemenjadian Murid Berkeperluan Khas: Satu Kajian Kes Abdullah Yusoff & Che Rabiaah Mohamed: Tanggapan Terhadap Orang Pekak dan Implikasi dalam Amalan Pengajaran Bahasa Wong Siao Yen (Eva): Self-reshaping: Steps for More Effective Teaching as Special Educator 67 22 Venue 4: BT 154 Chairperson: Nik Rosila Nik Yaacob Family and Community Partnership 49 Irem Mushtaq, Aslam Adeeb & Nor Hashimah Hashim: Impact of Literate and Illiterate Mothers on Education of Their Children 57 Najeemah Mohd Yusof & Nik Rosila Nik Yaacob: Family and Community Partnership in Preschool Education in Malaysia: Secular and Islamic Perspective Hashem Khaleel Alzeydeen, Abdul-Hameed Awabdah, Naser Jamil Alzaidiyeen & Ahmad Mohammad Al Shabatat: In-service Teachers’ Attitudes Toward Parental Involvement in Government Primary Schools in Jordan Assoc. Prof. Dr. Yeo Kee Jiar, Luxi, (PhD student) Faculty of Education, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Parenting Stress and Psychological Distress among Mothers of Children with Autism 88 91 VENUE Venue 5: BT 155 Chairperson: Syed Mohamad Syed Abdullah Gifted Education Venue 6: BT 156 Chairperson: Aswati Hamzah Play/ Gifted Education REF NO. 1 3 PRESENTER AND TITLE OF ARTICLE Aswati Hamzah, Rusli Jamaluddin, Hairul Nizam Ismail, Sharifah Norhaidah Syed Idros & Zakiah Mohamad Ashari: Blending Cultural Reflective Concepts in Preschool Playground Design for Sustainability (From Parallel I, venue 6) Mariani Md Nor & Lau Poh Li: The Quality of Early Childhood Environment for Children of Orang Asli 44 Imran A. Moshood, Quadri Mojeed A. & Mastura Badzis: Free Play and Its Potential for Holistic Development of the Young Children: A Study of the Preschoolers’ Preferences for Play and Play Environment 86 Mahzom Binti Musa & Nor Azian Md. Noor: The Effect of Rehearsal Learning Method on the Memory of Six Years Old Children: An Experimental Study 111 Wan Nur Asyura Wan Adnan, Nor Ashikin Mohamed Yusof & Nooraini Othman: Intellectual Property Education in Malaysian Preschools (From Parallel I, venue 5) Norly Jamil & Norlela Buang: Pengenalan Bentuk dan Ruang Kepada Kanak-Kanak Melalui Rutin Harian Rahima Azman & Mohamad Jafre Zainol Abidin: Music Genre Preferences among Preschoolers - A Case Study 48 12 Venue 7: BT 157 Chairperson: Tn. Hj. Abd. Rahman Abd. Aziz Slot cancelled Quality Early Childhood Environment Venue 8: BT 158 Chairperson: Mohd Zuri Ghani 105 Special Education 143 Venue 8: BT 159 Chairperson: Tn. Hj. Abdul Rahman b. Salim Social and Emotional Development 138 Norfishah bt Mat Rabi, Hairul Nizam bin Ismail & Ishak bin Ramly: Rangsangan dalam Pertuturan Kanak-kanak Autistik Aznan Che Ahmad, Mohd Zuri Ghani, Salizawati Omar & Zainudin Mohd Isa: Spelling Skills among Deaf Students T.B. Adiat; A.C. Aznan & Munirah Ghazali: A Comparative Situational Analysis of Numeracy for Special Needs Children in Malaysia and Nigeria 104 Salasiah Binti Hashim & Rohaty Mohd Majzub: Kompetensi Guru Prasekolah dalam Pengajaran Multibudaya 107 Norain Md Nor: Kreativiti dalam Kalangan Kanak-Kanak Prasekolah Connie Shin @ Connie Cassy Ompok, Nurul Mazni Jamaluddin Pentaksiran Pengetahuan Matematik (Bentuk) Kanak-Kanak Prasekolah Melalui Bermain 4 42 Marzita Mansor, Noor Aini Ahmad, Nor Siti Rokiah & Rohaizah Abdul Wahid: Terapi Pertuturan Alternatif Secara Maya: Suatu Realiti atau Angan-Angan Kosong? PARALLEL SESSION II 11 June 2011 (12.00-1.00 pm) VENUE Venue 1: BT 151 Chairperson: Leong Lai Mei Cognitive Development REF. NO. 93 114 132 Venue 2: BT 152 Chairperson: Tn. Hj. Abdul Rahman b. Salim Yulizar, Noor Aini Ahmad Penggunaan Bahan Bantu Mengajar dalam Kemahiran Asas Membaca untuk Kanak-Kanak Bermasalah Pembelajaran 46 Hafiza Abas & Halimah Badioze Zaman: Augmented Reality Storybook for Remedial Student using Whole Language Approach Harri Santoso, S.Psi & Noor Aini Ahmad: The Usage of Teaching Aids in Improving Speech Ability among Students with Learning Disabilities 39 Early Childhood Special Education and Diversity 36 62 50 Venue 4: BT 154 Chairperson: Mohd Zuri Ghani Equity and Inclusivity Family and Community Partnership/ Equity and Badariah Bt Sani, Muhammad Noor Wan Chik & Mastura Badzis: An Exploratory Study on the Special Education Curriculum and Early Intervention Programme for Autistic Children Norman Kee Kiak Nam & Noel Chia Kok Hwee: Harnessing Racing Car Video Games for The Learning of Physics Principles by Child with Autism: A Case Study Agnes Shanti Joseph, Ambigapathy Pandian, Aniza Haryati Ghazali & Cheah Moey Lan: Literacy Events in the Homes of Disabled Children: A Case Study of Diverse Families 15 Jagpreet Kaur: A study of Attitude of Elementary School teachers towards Inclusive Education 96 Mohd Zuri Ghani; Aznan Che Ahmad; Zainuddin Mohd Isa; Inclusive Education in Penang, Malaysia Ng Pei Fern, Yeo Kee Jiar: Brain Compatible Principles in Early Literacy Instruction to Address Challenges in Learner Diversity 60 Venue 5: BT 155 Chairperson: Low Hui Min Siti Noor Fauziah Abd Rahim & Nor Azian Md Noor: Towards Enhancing Children Cognitive Development: Learning Through Social Interactions Mahani Razali & Jupri Bachotang: Kesan Pelaksanaan Aktiviti Modul Literasi Awal (M.U.L.A) Terhadap Kemahiran Literasi Awal Kanak-Kanak Munirah Ghazali & Ayminsyadora Ayub: Preschool Children’s Representation of Numbers on A Linear Number Line: Implications to Teaching and Learning Number Concepts 34 Special Education Venue 3: BT 153 Chairperson: Badariah Bt Sani PRESENTER AND TITLE OF ARTICLE 45 101 Mohd Huzairi bin Awang @ Husain & Hajarul Bahti binti Zakaria: Hubungan antara Persepsi terhadap Pembelajaran Fardu Ain dengan Amalan Pembelajaran Fardu Ain Pelajar Bermasalah Pendengaran M. Khalid-Taib, Kartina Binti-Md.Khalid & Kartini Binti-Md.Khalid: Parental Commitments and Contributions toward the Quality of Centre-based ‘Early Childhood Care and Education’ (ECCE). VENUE REF. NO. PRESENTER AND TITLE OF ARTICLE Inclusivity 80 Low Hui Min & Lee Lay Wah Including Children with Autistic Spectrum Disorders in Regular Schools: A Mother’s Perspective Venue 6: BT 156 Chairperson: Zakiah Mohamad Ashari 28 Istiarsyah, Noor Aini Ahmad & Yulizar Keberkesanan Penggunaan Gambar untuk Perkembangan Komunikasi KanakKanak Hiperaktif di Sekolah Pendidikan Khas Zakiah Mohamad Ashari & Azlina Mohd Kosnin: Persepsi dan Amalan Guru Novis terhadap Penggunaan Pendekatan Belajar Sambil Bermain. Diani Mardiana Mat Zin & Rohaty Majzub: Penerapan Teori Kecerdasan Pelbagai di Prasekolah Play 30 11 Venue 7: BT 157 Chairperson: Nor Azian Md. Noor Quality Early Childhood Environment 40 84 141 Venue 8: bt 158 Chairperson: Jamalsafri B. Saibon 23 92 Social and Emotional Development Venue 9: BT 159 Chairperson: Aziah Ismail Curriculum and assessment 95 70 (not coming) 17 18 Nun Amirah Adnan & Mastura Badzis: Towards Quality Child Care and Education Programs: Implementing ITER-S in Assessing Nursery Environment in Malaysia Nor Azian Md. Noor & Nadheema Abdul Sattar: Preschool Children’s Social Competence and School Environment: A Case Study at IIUM Educare Emma Pearson: Working Towards Quality in Teacher Preparedness: Why We Should Acknowledge ‘Local’ Strengths and Values Eunji Park & Hyunjin Jung: The Influence of Psychological Control Parents on Children’s Self-Esteem and Peer Relationship Jamalsafri B. Saibon: Pola Interaksi Sosial, Status Sosial dan Tingkah Laku Buli Dalam Kalangan KanakKanak Pra Sekolah. Satu Kajian Kes Mohd Zuri Ghani, Aznan Che Ahmad & Zainuddin Mohd Isa: Emotional Stability of Academically Talented Students Chee Siew Lan & Nor Hashimah Hashim: Pemupukan Waja Diri Kanak-Kanak Prasekolah Ghazali bin Mohd Daud & Rohaty Mohd Majzub: Kajian Tentang Penggunaan Portfolio dalam Pentaksiran Prasekolah Rosniza Mohamed Zain & Sharifah Nor Puteh: Kesediaan Guru Prasekolah Merealisasikan Penggunaan Bahasa Inggeris dalam Pengajaran dan Pembelajaran Mengikut KSPK PARALLEL SESSION III 11 June 2011 (3.30-4.30pm) VENUE Venue 1: BT 151 Chairperson: Mohd Harith b. Mohd Rahim @ Mohd Nor Cognitive Development REF NO. 14 Jane Gloria Anak Philip Kelanang & Effandi Zakaria: Intervention for Students with Mathematics Difficulties 134 Mageswary Karpudewan: Using Margin/Centre Dialectic View of Participation to Improve Young Children’s Scientific Literacy Goh Siew Siew, Anna Christina Abdullah & Melissa Ng Lee Yen Abdullah: The Effect of ‘Brain Gym’ Activities on the Cognitive Development of Preschoolers Oraphan Butkatunyoo: The Study of the Quality of Learning from the Reflection of Graduate Students Emphasize on Developing e-Portfolio for Assessment of Child Development 69 Venue 2: BT 152 Chairperson: PRESENTER AND TITLE OF ARTICLE 78 Siti Saleha Samsuri Curriculum and assessment/ Early Childhood Special Education and Diversity Venue 3: BT 153 Chairperson: Phoon Hooi San Curriculum and assessment Venue 4: BT 154 Chairperson: Ahmad Zamri bin Khairani Early Childhood Special Education and Diversity/ Curriculum and assessment Venue 5: BT 155 Chairperson: Abd. Jalil Ali Quality Early Childhood Environment/ Social and Emotional Development/Play 52 126 56 79 Siti Saleha Samsuri: Keberkesanan Program Intervensi Awal Kanak-Kanak Berkeperluan Khas di Malaysia Hajarul Bahti binti Zakaria, Mohd Huzairi bin Awang@Husain & Ab. Halim Tamuri; Pembinaan Instrumen Pentaksiran Penguasaan Tilawah Al-Quran Pelajar-Pelajar Bermasalah Penglihatan Fadzilah Amzah, Abd. Rahman Hj. Abd. Aziz & Mahzan Arshad: Analisis Kesilapan dalam Mengendalikan Bahan-Bahan Pengajaran oleh GuruGuru Praktikum Prasekolah Choon-Keong, Tan, Kean-Wah, Lee, Nor’ain Hadhirah Ayob, Yong-Wei & Chua: Breakthrough to English Literacy Using Synthetic Phonics Approach: A Case Study on a Remote Island School in Sabah, East Malaysia 90 Phoon Hooi San & Anna Christina Abdullah: The Speech Sound Development of Malaysian English Speaking Chinese Children 55 Ahmad Zamri bin Khairani & Nordin bin Abd. Razak: Mengukur Tahap Penguasaan Guru-guru Prasekolah Swasta Terhadap Kurikulum Standard Prasekolah Kebangsaan Rohaizat Ibrahim & Zainiah Mohamed Isa: Penggunaan Strategi Fonemik Sebagai Asas Membaca Bagi Kanak-Kanak Bermasalah Pembelajaran 54 146 Syahrizal, Rabiatul-Adawiah Ahmad Rashid: An Overview of Ibn Suhnun’s Thoughts on Early Childhood Education 128 Fadhilah Zahiyah bt Abu Talib, Mohamed Rajab Haji & Norazian Bt Mohd Nor: Psychological Orientations Related to Learning and Play of Aborigine Children: An Observational Case Study of the Children in Selected Settlement Khadijah Binti-Zon, Kartini Binti-Md.Khalid & Kartina Binti-Md.Khalid: Home is Where ‘The Child’s First Quality Learning Environment Is’ Jameyah Sheriff & Fatimah Saleh: Television Program as a Tool towards Effective Teaching and Learning in Early Childhood Development 102 103 VENUE Venue 6: BT 156 Chairperson: Najeemah Mohd. Yusof Cognitive Development / Social and Emotional Development REF NO. 87 Nor Azian Md. Noor, Aidatul Farah Hazwani binti Mohamad & Fadhilah Zahiyah Binti Abu Talib: The Islamic Concept of ‘Disease of the Heart’: An Observational Case Study on Aggression Among Preschoolers 133 Ayminsyadora Ayub & Munirah Ghazali: Preschool Children’s Understanding of Numbers from the Multiple Representation Perspective (From Paralell III , venue 7) Norahikin Mohamed Yusof: A Blended Approach in Teaching & Learning Biotechnology and Islam 125 68 Venue 7: BT 157 Chairperson: Ayminsyadora Ayub Cognitive Development / Social and Emotional Development PRESENTER AND TITLE OF ARTICLE 6 130 Joosa, E. The Arts and Children with Special Needs: New Opportunities for Meaning-making and Voice (From Paralell III, venue 6) Mariani Md Nor, Sahar Heidary & Ameneh Valijnai: The Relationship between Parenting Style and Self-Esteem Among Preschool Children Yeo Kee Jiar, Loi Wei Sen, Azlina Mohd Kosnin, Nora Mislan, Lucy, Ng Pei Fern & Goh Wah Im: Are The Country’s Future Gems Being Polished? Venue 8: BT 158 Chairperson: Aznan Che Ahmad 110 Foo Pei Lynn: The effectiveness of Social Skills Training Group for Socially Challenged Children in Malaysia Curriculum and assessment 24 Surayah Zaidon & Sariza Mohd Said: Meningkatkan Kualiti Tulisan Huruf Cetak Kanak-Kanak Prasekolah Aznan Che Ahmad, Mohd Nazri Hussein, Mohd Zuri Ghani & Zainudin Mohd Isa: Anxiety among Special Education Teachers the Acquisition of Kod Tangan Bahasa Melayu (KTBM) 137 Venue 9: BT 159 Chairperson: Zainuddin Mohd. Isa 129 Early Childhood Special Education and Diversity 118 122 Kakoli Chakrabarty: Impact of Early Intervention with Children with Special Need Zainudin Mohd Isa, Md Zuri Ghani & Aznan Che Ahmad: Corak Kemahiran Kerjaya Individu Masalah Pembelajaran (MP) di Malaysia Nor Fauzian Binti Kassim & Mahani Binti Razali : Perkembangan Konsep Kendiri Kanak-Kanak: Teori dan Peranan Guru Prasekolah PARALLEL SESSION IV 11 June 2011 (4.30-5.30pm) VENUE REF. NO. PRESENTER AND TITLE OF ARTICLE Venue 1: BT 151 Chairperson: Ng Sook Gun 61 Teh Lai Ling & Widad Othman: Bachelor of Early Childhood Education Programme – the Open University Malaysia Model Curriculum and assessment 65 Ng Sook Gun & Anna Christina Abdullah: Preschool Practitioners' Understanding of Project Approach 66 Abdullah Yusoff, Haji Shukri Ismail, Nik Azhar Nik Ab. Rahman & Azhari Muhamood: Pengurusan Kurikulum Pendidikan Khas Masalah Pembelajaran: Satu Kajian Penerokaan dan Keperluan Inovasi Venue 2: BT 152 Chairperson: Maznah Ali 98 Maznah Ali: Education for Sustainable Development through Concrete Concept Mapping for Preschool Sustainability 144 Hashimah Mohd Yunus, Nor Hashimah Hashim & Munirah Ghazali: Development and Implementation of Energy Efficiency Modules for Preschool Children 5 Abdul Halim Masnan & Nor Hashimah Hashim: Standard Guru Malaysia: Kesan dan Cabaran Guru Prasekolah Permulaan 106 Nurulwahida Hj Azid @ Aziz & Hairul Nizam Ismail: Keberkesanan Modul Aktiviti Pengayaan Berasaskan Kepelbagaian Kecerdasan Gardner dan Kemahiran Berfikir Sternberg Terhadap Pelajar Pintar Cerdas Akademik di Malaysia Farah Dianna Binti Mahfol: Perkembangan Kreativiti Kanak-Kanak Prasekolah Mohd Harith Bin Mohd Rahim @ Mohd Noor, Nurulsuhada Binti Salleh @ Jaafar & Fadzilah Bt Amzah: Sistem Ekonomi Token dalam Modifikasi Tingkah Laku Kanak-Kanak Bermasalah Pembelajaran Venue 3: BT 153 Chairperson: Nurulwahida Hj Azid @ Aziz Cognitive Development/ Sustainability 19 100 Venue 4: BT 154 Chairperson: 119 Tengku Suzana Ku Mustafa & Zainudin Mohd Isa: Masalah Emosi dalam Kalangan Murid-Murid Berkeperluan Khas Nurulsuhada Binti Salleh @ Jaafar 75 Sharifah Norul Akmar bt Syed Zamri: Measuring Children’s Early Numeracy Level in Malaysia Early Childhood Special Education and Diversity/ Sustainability 108 Mohd Huzairi bin Awang @ Husain & Hajarul Bahti binti Zakaria: Penghayatan Aqidah Pelajar Bermasalah Pendengaran Venue 5: BT 155 Chairperson: Subadrah a/p Madhawa Nair 64 Zakiah Mohamad Ashari & Azlina Mohd Kosnin: Konsep Bermain dalam Pendidikan Awal Kanak-Kanak: Perspektif Barat dan Islam 72 Liza Isyqi Ramli & Lee Phaik Gaik: Improving The Ability in Differentiating Vowel Sound Amongst Preschool Children by using Wheels of Vowels. Play VENUE Venue 6: BT 156 Chairperson: Athyira Bt Marshood Quality Early Childhood Environment REF. NO. 81 Subadrah a/p Madhawa Nair, Najeemah Mohd. Yusof & Logeswary a/p Arumugam: The Effect of Using Play Method and the Conventional Method on the Mastery of Vocabulary and Interest towards Malay Language among Preschool Children 117 Yahya Che Lah, Nor Hashimah Hashim, Athyira Bt Marshood: Kualiti Pengajaran Guru Tabika Perpaduan di Malaysia 82 Fadila Mohd Yusof & Siti Suhaily Surip: Reviewing the Effectiveness of Traditional Game as a Method of “Playing While Learning” for Pre-school Children in Kedah Ng Pei Fern & Yeo Kee Jiar: Literacy-Rich Environments and the Emergent Literacy Development in the Early Years 9 Venue 7: BT 157 Chairperson: Lim Hooi Lian Curriculum and assessment PRESENTER AND TITLE OF ARTICLE 94 97 116 Dara Nursuraya & Mohd Zuri Ghani: Keperluan Kurikulum dan Kepentingannya Terhadap Pelajar Bermasalah Pendengaran dengan Pelbagai Ketidakupayaan Lim Hooi Lian & Wun Thiam Yew: SOLO Model: Promoting Pre-Algebraic Thinking amongst Young Children Lee Lay Wah & Low Hui Min, Foo Kok Keong: Development of An Evaluation Tool to Assess the Usability of An Online Tutorial System: The Case with Ekodbraillebm PARALLEL SESSION V 12 June 2011 (9.30-10.30am) VENUE Venue 1: BT 151 Chairperson: Tn. Hj. Abdul Rahman b. Salim Curriculum and assessment Venue 2: BT 152 Chairperson: Tang Keow Ngang Sustainability/ Curriculum and assessment REF. NO. 16 74 76 73 20 53 PRESENTER AND TITLE OF ARTICLE Norlelawaty @ Nor Aisyah Bt Mamat & Hasnah Bt Toran: Peranan Pembantu Pengurusan Murid dalam Membantu Guru Menguruskan Prasekolah Cemerlang Daranee Utairatanakit: The Development of Graduate Diploma Program in Teaching Profession-Special Education Porntip Chaiso: Using Self-Reflection to Enhance Special Education Teachers' Learning Veronica Anne Retnam: Baa baa black sheep' OR 'Blue, blue, blue, and the sky is blue': A Community-based Preschool Education for All. Fathiyah Bt. Mohd Kamaruzaman , Dayana Farzeeha Binti Ali, Ahmad Nabil Md. Nasir, Mohd Safarin Bin Nordin, Muhammad Rashid Bin Hj. Rajuddin The Perception of the Mentally Disabled Trainees towards Learning Problem during the Practice of Vocational Skills in Taman Sinar Harapan, Cheras, Malaysia Tang Keow Ngang: Sustainability in Preschool Human Resource Management VENUE REF. NO. Venue 3: BT 153 Chairperson: 115 Rahimi Che Aman 124 Play/ Social and Emotional Development 109 10 63 Venue 4: BT 154 Chairperson: Shahabuddin Hashim Early Childhood Special Education and Diversity / Play & Quality Early Childhood Environment Venue 5: BT 155 Chairperson: Zainudin Mohd Isa Early Childhood Special Education and Diversity / Play & Quality Early Childhood Environment 112 121 136 99 123 113 PRESENTER AND TITLE OF ARTICLE Mahani Razali, Azila Alias & Anis Norma Jaafar: Pengurusan Aktiviti Permainan dalam Pembelajaran Awal Kanak-kanak di Taska PERMATA Sekitar Negeri Sembilan Siti Saleha Binti Samsuri: Terapi Main dalam Pembelajaran Murid Prasekolah Pendidikan Khas Bermasalah Pembelajaran Rahimi Che Aman, Nor Shafrin Ahmad & Syed Mohamad Syed Abdullah: Kemahiran Asas Kaunseling Sebagai Nilai Tambah dalam Kalangan Guru Prasekolah Sohaimi Abdul Aziz Membentuk Kecekapan EQ Melalui Bercerita: Potensi Cerita Kanak-Kanak dalam Mentransformasikan Kelestarian Pendidikan Kanak-Kanak Dr Chia Kok Hwee, Noel & Mr Kee Kiak Nam, Norman Effectiveness of Scaffolding Interrogative Method: Teaching Reading Comprehension to Young Children with Hyperlexia Anindita Chatterjee: Role of Multisensory Programme in Early Intervention of Children with Autism (From Parallel V, venue 5) Intisar Turki Salamah, Anna Christina Abdullah, Nor Hashimah Hashim: The Quality of the Learning Environment in Government Preschools in Jordan Shahabuddin Hashim & Ustaz Nazrul Hassan: Al Quran Sebagai Sumber Ilmu dan Implikasinya dalam Pendidikan Awal KanakKanak Zainudin Mohd Isa, Mohd. Zuri Ghani & Aznan Che Ahmad: Vocational Curriculum for Students with Learning Disabilities Nena P. Valdez & Zahyah Hanafi: Setbacks and Opportunities of The ‘Fun-Through-Play’ Activities of Permata Early Learners in Malaysia (From Parallel V, venue 4) Dara Nursuraya Abdullah & Zainudin Mohd Isa: Keperluan Pengajaran Berasaskan Multimedia dalam Proses Pengajaran dan Pembelajaran Pelajar Bermasalah Pendengaran Venue 6: BT 156 Chairperson: Azidah Abu Ziden 142 Azidah Abu Ziden & Muhammad Faizal Abdul Rahman: Blog as Alternative Tool in Developing Teaching and Learning Activities for Preschool Children Quality Early Childhood Environment 145 Munirah Ghazali, Hashimah Mohd Yunus & Muhammad Rafie Mohd Arshad: E Pedagogy Support for Preschool Awareness in Energy Efficiency: Development of Preschool Energy Efficiency Website Ummalzayn Badawi, Omar Saeed Alfaqeih & Ahmed Ibrahim Al-Ghamdi: The Level of Job Satisfaction among the Early Childhood Teachers in Saudi Arabia 131 Venue 7: BT 157 Chairperson: Chew Cheng Meng Curriculum and assessment 59 Chew Cheng Meng: Young Children’s Understanding of Geometrical Shapes 127 Chin Phoi Ching & Ng Sook Gun: Transforming the National Preschool Curriculum of Malaysia and Comparing It to Singapore’s Preschool Curriculum VENUE REF. NO. 135 PRESENTER AND TITLE OF ARTICLE Ahmed Ibrahiam Al-Ghamdi, Hashem Alzeydeen, Aswati Hamzah, Nor Hashimah Binti Hashim & Fadzilah Amzah: Students Attitudes towards Arts Education in Primary and Secondary Schools in Saudi Arabia