Learning Strategies for Reading and Writing the Quran: Improving Student Competence as Preservice Teachers at the Faculty of Tarbiyah and Teacher Training

Abstract

Students must realize competence according to the chosen majors and study programs. The Faculty of Tarbiyah and Teacher Training, one of the students’ choices for continuing education, also has a mission to become a faculty that fosters students to become prospective professional educators. The reality that occurs is inversely proportional to the mission, and there are still Islamic education students as Islamic education preservice teachers who cannot read the Qur’an properly, while the Qur’an is the primary source in teaching Islam to students if they will become teachers in the future. This study aimed to critically analyze the strategies and policies implemented in conducting Quranic reading and writing learning at the Faculty of Tarbiyah and Teacher Training, UIN Imam Bonjol Padang. This study used a qualitative approach, and data were collected using interviews, observations, and study documentation. Based on the results of the study, Quranic reading and writing skills learning starts from mapping the abilities of all students, but the follow-up of mapping is not realized in continuous learning. However, the intracurricular and extracurricular activities carried out can improve students’ Quranic reading and writing competencies.