ABSTRAK
This research aims to: (1) learn the quality of the existing model for teaching speaking to the students with hearing impairment at SLBB YRTRW Surakarta; and (2) propose a model for teaching speaking using adjusted role play. The research method used is Research and Development. Because it is an educational research, it is classified as Educational Research and Development. This research consists of two main stages namely exploration stage and development stage. The exploration stage includes the description of the existing model and the need analysis towards an ideal model. The development stage deals with the description of the prototype, the consultation to the experts from the related field to validate the prototype, the try out of the prototype, and the feasibility of the product. In order to get the data, the researcher conducted observation, interview, FGD, and distributed questionnaire as well. The results of the research show that there are still some weaknesses of the existing instructional model for teaching speaking to the students with hearing impairment, so it is necessary to design the prototype to overcome the weaknesses. The prototype is tried out until it becomes a feasible model which is feasible for the students to learn speaking, for the teacher to teach speaking, and for developing five indicators of speaking. 
Keywords: adjusted role play model, educational research and development, students with hearing impairment, teaching speaking