Abstract
The aim of this study as a preliminary study in developing the exercises to improve reading fluency of students grade 1of Primary School (SD). The study used a quasi- experimental method with Nonequivalent Control Group Design. The subjects were seven students in 1st grade, with age 7-8 years old, which consists of four students as an experimental group that received exercises of pronunciation as much as six times with a duration of 30-40 minutes and three students as a control group. Data on reading fluency obtained by measuring the average score of subject’s reading ability within one minute. Measuring instrument used was a single paragraph which consists of a series of words / syllables that need to be mastered by children aged 7 years old. In this exercise the students practice for using their speech muscles suit the phonetic rules, so that the resulting pronunciation becomes more precise. The results showed that in the control group there was no increase reading fluency, while in the experimental group there was three student has increased their reading fluency but not to the another one. However, there were changing in the aspects of speed and accuracy among all subjects who received the pronunciation exercises.
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