PENGGUNAAN METODE BERCERITA BERBANTU MEDIA GAMBAR UNTUK MENINGKATKAN KETERAMPILAN MEMBACA PEMAHAMAN SISWA SD

Abstract

 This research was motivated by the low reading comprehension skills o third-grade students at Yayasan Islam Elementary School, Tasikmalaya City. The study aimed to describe lesson planning, learning implementation, and the improvement of students’ reading comprehension skill through the storytelling learning method using picture media. This study employed Classroom Action Research (CAR) based on the Kemmis and McTaggart model, consisting of two cycles: planning, action, observation, and reflection. The research subjects were 22 third-grade students of Yayasan Islam Elementary School, Tasikmalaya City. Data were collected through observation, tests, and documentation and analyzed using descriptive quantitative and qualitative techniques. The result showed that the quality of lesson planning improved from 89.5% in Cycle I to 95.8% in Cycle II. The implementation of learning also improved, as indicated by the increase in teacher activities from 96.6% to 98.3% and student activities from 90% to 97.5%. Furthermore, students’ reading comprehension skills improved significantly, with learning mastery increasing from 45.4% in the pre-action stage to 63.6% in Cycle I and reaching 86.3% in Cycle II, exceeding the research success indicator of 85%. In conclusion, the storytelling learning method using picture media was effective in improving lesson planning, learning implementation, and the reading comprehension skills of third-grade students at Yayasan Islam Elementary School, Tasikmalaya City.

KEYWORDS: :  storytelling learning method; Picture media; keyword; Reading comprehension; classroom action research