Improving Word Reading Literacy Through the Singing Method at UPTD SD Inpres Kolokoa

Mue, Maria Roswita
Fikri, Kanzul
Dopo, Ferdinandus Bate
Wewe, Melkior

Electronic Journal of Education, Social Economics and Technology
Vol 5, No 1 (2024)

This study aims to analyze the function of music as a means of improving children's reading literacy skills at UPTD SD Inpres Kolokoa. This research is a classroom action research with a spiral model from Kemmis and mc Tagart. The average assessment result in cycle 1 consisting of 10 students in the group reading words with the application of the singing method was 705 or 70.5%. However, in the first cycle, it is still classified as a criterion for reading enough words based on the assessment criteria by the researcher. Meanwhile, in cycle 2 consisting of 10 students who were in the group reading words with the application of the singing method was 895 or 89.5%, meaning there was an increase of 29.79%. In cycle II, reading ability is classified as a good criterion based on the assessment criteria by the researcher. Thus, music has proven to be effective in supporting the development of children's literacy in the elementary school environment.