Abstract
This study was analyzed student reading skill using electronic book to improve students’ English literacy in elementary school. The subjects of the study were five articles are chosen from how the research to implement electronic book as a teaching tool to improve student reading skill. The data obtained was descriptive qualitative research. This research described the result of using e-book as a teaching tool in elementary school. The data in this study is taken from five articles that examine the use of e-book in elementary school. The result of the study showed that the interesting way to implement reading literacy for teacher in the classroom is using e-book. Electronic book can make students more interested in reading with many features. In addition, the effects of an e-book reading on the following aspects: 1) vocabulary increase, and 2) motivation and interest on reading.
Highlights
English is an international language that people used to communicate all over the world
The results suggest the promise of electronic books in enhancing the reading motivation of beginning readers
The students showed no particular preference for reading the books in either format
Summary
English is an international language that people used to communicate all over the world. Indonesia knows English as a foreign language. In this globalization era, English has been used as the language of science, technology, academia, youth culture, mass media, and business among people from different nations, languages, or cultures on various occasions requiring them to be good at its every skill (Crystal, 2003; Graddol, 2006) in Ayu et al (2017). Learning English literacy for children in elementary school will really help them to develop and follow the development of a world that uses English as an international language. The opportunity to realize English literacy, especially for reading skills, will make children more open to the world
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