Whole Language Approach to Improving Reading Skills in Low Class Primary Students

Abstract

This research aims to describe a whole language approach to improve students' reading abilities in lower grade elementary schools. This research uses a literature review method. This research was conducted by collecting articles. In the future, students will face the challenges of global society and will always experience changes from time to time, therefore speaking skills are very necessary so that students can convey various information, ideas, responses and so on. The aim of this research is to improve reading comprehension skills using the Whole Language Approach in class II students at SDN 40 Kubu, Kubu Raya Regency, West Kalimantan, academic year 2020/2021. The form of this research is classroom action research (PTK) which takes place in two cycles. Each cycle consists of four stages, namely planning, implementing actions, observing and reflecting. The subjects of this research were teachers and students of class II at SDN 40 Kubu, Kubu Raya Regency, West Kalimantan, 31 students for the 2020/2021 academic year. Data collection techniques used interviews, observation, documentation and tests. The validity of the data used is source triangulation and technique triangulation. The data analysis technique used is an interactive analysis model.So it can be concluded that this whole language approach can train students' speaking skills in lower grade elementary schools