Strategi Guru dalam Meningkatkan Kemampuan Membaca Siswa SD melalui Cerita Rakyat Nusantara

Thalita Fitra Amaliya
Nurul Husna Zakiyah
Restia Amelia
Afriza Media
Ari Suriani

Pragmatik : Jurnal Rumpun Ilmu Bahasa dan Pendidikan
Vol. 3 No. 3 (2025): Juli: Pragmatik : Jurnal Rumpun Ilmu Bahasa dan Pendidikan

This research aims to examine how elementary school teachers enhance students’ reading skills using Indonesian folklore as a learning medium. The study employed a qualitative descriptive approach, with data gathered through classroom observations, teacher interviews, and analysis of instructional materials. The results indicate that teachers apply various contextual teaching strategies, including guided reading, storytelling, group discussions, and vocabulary development using folklore texts. These methods help foster student engagement and improve reading comprehension. The study highlights the importance of integrating local cultural content into literacy instruction at the primary education level.