<![CDATA[Accurate capitalization and punctuation are essential to the clarity of elementary students' narrative writing, yet Grade V students at SD Negeri Sangiang Jaya continued to experience difficulty applying Enhanced Indonesian Spelling (EYD), particularly capital letters, periods, and commas. This study aimed to describe the forms and possible causes of these errors and to identify the teacher's efforts to address them. The study used a descriptive qualitative design at SD Negeri Sangiang Jaya. Data were obtained from students' narrative-writing tasks and were supported by classroom observation, documentation, and an interview with the homeroom teacher. The data were read, classified according to the targeted EYD categories, reduced, presented descriptively, and interpreted through conclusion drawing and verification. The reported findings indicate that correct use was achieved by 50% of students for capital letters, 75% for commas, and 85% for periods. The remaining errors included inappropriate capitalization within words or sentences, omitted commas where separation was required, unnecessary commas, and omitted periods at sentence boundaries. The teacher's efforts consisted of explaining writing rules, providing correct examples, using picture-based media, and assigning evaluation exercises. These findings show that students require repeated, contextual practice rather than explanation alone. The study therefore recommends guided editing of narrative texts, consistent use of EYD/PUEBI references, and routine feedback so that students can recognize and correct errors in their own writing.]]>
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