Children's Interest In Reading Research Articles

Establishing Literacy Foundations : Policies and Interventions for Indonesia's Future Excellence

This study explores the current condition of children's literacy in Indonesia focusing on several critical issues including the impact of inequality in literacy access, the factors influencing the quality of teaching languages, exploring the development of local literacy cultures and reading preferences in order to create a more inclusive literacy program, and the evaluation of current literacy policies. A policy analysis and document/library analysis method with qualitative research approach were used to gather data from documentation studies of literacy policies, reports on implementation and current literatures related to children's literacy in Indonesia. The data analysis technique of this research applied thematic analysis to review, identify, and analyze the data. The results showed that Indonesia still experiences a protracted learning crisis, particularly in relation to children's literacy. Factors like low literacy activities, Covid-19 pandemic and the results of national assessments indicate a serious challenge regarding the performance of children's literacy. Limited children's reading interest and availability of suitable book collections also pose a challenge to overcome. The study proposes several steps to improve children's literacy in Indonesia, including increasing accessibility and variety of book collections, enhancing collaboration between relevant authorities, harmonising with the global literacy standards, widening access to books, particularly in rural communities, involving the local community and establishing corporate partnerships with private sectors. The study hopefully provides a meaningful contribution to developing solutions to Indonesia's children's literacy challenges and strategies to improve children's literacy.

The home literacy environment of school-age autistic children with high support needs.

As a group, autistic children with high support needs (with adaptive functioning in the range of an intellectual disability) are at risk of significant literacy difficulties. We investigated the parent-reported home literacy environment of this group of children. Sixty-two parents of autistic children (4.5 to 18.25 years) attending an autism-specific school completed a home literacy survey reporting on their child's: (1) alphabet knowledge, (2) interest in reading, (3) activities/interactions around books, (4) reading ability, and (5) writing ability. We found significant positive correlations between parent-reported child interest in reading and literacy-related interactions and skills, but not with child age. Children using spoken words to communicate obtained significantly greater scores on four home-literacy subscales, but not on reading interest. A better understanding of the home literacy activities of autistic children with high-support needs is needed to inform educational practices aimed at promoting literacy development in this vulnerable population.

Menumbuhkan Minat Baca Anak melalui Penyediaan Pojok Baca dan Metode Reading Aloud di Desa Kutalanggeng Karawang

Reading is one of the types of writing language skills, and the interest and habit of reading among Indonesian society are relatively low. The goal of this Community Service (PkM) is to understand the process, inhibiting factors, driving factors, and teachers' efforts in fostering children's reading interest through the provision of reading corners. The theories underlying this PkM include: non-formal education, the nature of early childhood, reading interest, storytelling methods, storytelling techniques, and storytelling and reading interest. The PkM method used is descriptive method, and the techniques used are observation, documentation study, questionnaire, interview, with a total sampling of 52 children. Based on the PkM findings, it is found that: 1) There is a reading corner and sufficient supporting books, 2) storytelling activities with reading aloud techniques, 3) difficulties in using storytelling methods in the process of fostering reading interest, 4) efforts in fostering children's reading interest carried out by teachers. It can be concluded that within a week, teachers tell stories less than 3 times with a duration of 10-15 minutes. Supporting factors include the availability of storybooks in the reading corner, inhibiting factors include choosing interesting storybooks, and conditioning children during storytelling. Teachers' efforts in fostering children's reading interest are through storytelling with reading aloud techniques and communicating with parents.

The Impact of Parents' Reading Beliefs on Children's Reading Interests: Possible Influential Factors and Suggestions for Promoting Early Reading Development

The Impact of Parents' Reading Beliefs on Children's Reading Interests: Possible Influential Factors and Suggestions for Promoting Early Reading Development

The Role of the Reading Terrace in Increasing Village Children's Reading Interest

Books and libraries play an essential role in the democratization of information, even in the dissemination of knowledge, especially for today's children and youth who are more familiar with mobile phones than reading books. This paper aimed to investigate the role of the reading terrace in increasing village children’s reading interest. This study used a qualitative descriptive approach using the participatory action research method to determine the role of reading terraces in increasing children's interest in Balingka Village. This research data collection technique used observation, interviews, and documentation. Data analysis techniques used the Miles and Huberman models in this study. The results of this study show that the availability of terrace facilities can influence the reading interest of Balingka children to be more effective and optimal for carrying out activities related to sustainable reading.

The Role of Literacy in Increasing Children's Reading Interest in Early Childhood

Children's ability to understand reading information still needs to be guided and directed. Children's ability to think, increase their vocabulary, and develop a literacy culture still needs to improve in optimizing children's brain performance. This study aimed to explore the role of literacy in increasing early childhood interest in reading. This study uses a qualitative methodology with data collection methods using observation and interviews. The subjects in this study were five students' parents as the primary informants who were randomly selected. The data analysis technique uses the Miles and Huberman approach, and the validity of the data uses source triangulation. The findings show that literacy skills are very close to children's daily lives and can be built from infancy. They start when the child can recognize pictures, writing, and numbers to assemble letters into words. Children's reading ability can be influenced by the surrounding environment, namely the family, both parents and teachers. The role of parents can be reading storybooks to children, singing, and reciting nursery rhymes, which is a valuable way of developing literacy in early childhood. So far, learning to read in early childhood is limited to using reading books to provide letter recognition opportunities. Here, the role of literacy through reading books will give a meaningful impression to children learning to read that many people have never known so that it becomes a new thing. The advantage of the results of this study is that the child's reading level has more insight to increase knowledge and a way of thinking to apply much vocabulary.

PERANCANGAN BUKU CERITA BERGAMBAR BERJUDUL ”ASAL-USUL TARI RONGGENG IBING” UNTUK REMAJA BERUSIA 13-17 TAHUN

Design of a Picture Storybook titled “Origins of the Ronggeng Ibing Dance” for Youth 13-17 Years Old. The Ronggeng Ibing dance is a type of ronggeng art known in the Sundanese community that has developed in the southeastern part of West Java, especially in Ciamis Regency, Banjar City, and Pangandaran Regency. In this Ronggeng Ibing, several female dancers are accompanied by Sundanese gamelan and kawih-kawih (singing) music. Sundanese kawih-kawih as accompaniment to the Sundanese Ibing dance also experienced development with many new kawih-kawih being created. The research method was carried out by conducting interviews with resource persons, distributing questionnaires, and collecting and reading literature. The result of this design is in the form of an illustrated storybook that will discuss the origins of the Ronggeng Ibing Dance. Through this design, it is hoped that it can provide insight to children about their origins more specifically in terms of dance culture, can increase children's reading interest, and can make it easier for children to understand cultureKeywords: storybook, ronggeng ibing, Pangandaran Regency, West Java

Pengembangan Literasi di Taman Bacaan Masyarakat (TBM) Sangkuriang, Kelurahan Rancaekek, Kabupaten Bandung

Introduction to literacy for children will impact the improvement of creativity, quality of life, competitiveness, and good thinking skills. Sangkuriang Reading Centre is a reading park located in Rancaekek Village, Bandung Regency. The existing book collection is not attractive enough to encourage children to engage in literacy activities. This community service activity aims to help provide information, knowledge, and facilities that can support the improvement of children's literacy interest in Sangkuriang Reading Centre. This community service activity is carried out offline. The team directly visited the location and conducted several stages of activities there. Some of the program activities carried out in this activity are book donation, book inventory, numbering, installation of bookshelves, banners, posters, and literacy and games to support the improvement of children's reading interest. After all community service activities were carried out at Sangkuriang Reading Centre, several changes were observed, including changes in knowledge, attitudes, and skills

Pengaruh Minat Baca Terhadap Kemampuan Literasi Awal Pada Anak Usia 5-6 Tahun di TK Se-Kabupaten Temanggung

The importance of early literacy skills is useful to make it easier for a child to master literacy activity at a later stage. Some studies show that early literacy is related to a child's interest in reading from an early age. The literacy and parenting environment of parents has an important role to play in the emergence of a child's reading interest that subsequently promotes reading competence. Research on early literacy is still rare in early childhood in Temanggung district. This study aims to find out the influence between reading interests on early literacy skills of children aged 5-6 years in Se-Kab District Temanggung. The type of research is quantitative correlational. The sampling technique uses Simple Random Sampling with a sample of 60 children. The research data was obtained from a survey questionnaire namely Children's Reading Interest Scale and Early Childhood Early Literacy Skill Scale. Data analysis techniques are simple linear regression. The results of the study show that there is a positive influence between the interest in reading and the early literacy skills of 5-6year-olds in a Temanggung district high school. Simultaneously, reading interests were influenced by 35.9% of early literacy and the rest were influenced by other variables not included in the study. It can then be concluded that if the interest in reading increases then early literacy also improves.

The role of the Jakarta reading movement in fostering children's reading interest in DKI Jakarta Province

This research was written in a framework to see and describe new ways of fostering interest in reading through the Jakarta Reading Movement in the form of reading challenges given to children. The purpose of the study was to find out how the establishment process and innovations carried out by the Jakarta Reading Movement through the Jakarta Library and Archives Service (Dispusip) DKI Jakarta and see the various elements in it through social media activities, professionals, volunteers, utilization, and collaborative efforts with stakeholders in multiple sectors. This research uses a literature study, literature review, and digital observation with secondary data sources. The collection technique utilizes various information recorded on the official Baca Jakarta social media accounts, Instagram @bacajakarta, reference books, and scientific journals. Data processing and analysis use Miles and Huberman, a data analysis model consisting of four stages: data collection, data reduction, data presentation, and conclusion drawing. The results showed that the Jakarta Reading Movement is an initiative of the DKI Jakarta Government, through the DKI Jakarta Dispusip provides a new way for the community to foster a positively received interest in reading; various supports are received through collaboration with literacy activists, reading societies, and Regional Owned Enterprises (BUMD). The existence of the Jakarta Reading Movement has proven successful in fostering interest in reading, as seen from the participants’ enthusiasm, which increases yearly.

Village Library Empowerment in an Effort to Increase Reading Interest in Children in Aman Damai Village, Sirapit District Langkat Regency

Village Library Empowerment in an Effort to Increase Reading Interest in Children in Aman Damai Village, Sirapit District Langkat Regency

Strategies and Efforts to Increase Children's Interest in Reading in Gampong Mamplam

The purpose of this study is to find alternatives to increase interest in reading among children, as an effort to overcome low interest in reading. Good reading interest is an indicator of literacy progress as well as an indicator of the nation's progress. The steps taken in this service are by having a mini library filled with interesting story books where every 5 days a week before starting the activity there is a reading together. This strategy is created and implemented by students with the aim of increasing reading interest in children in Mamplam village, with frequent reading every day makes children accustomed to reading activities. These strategies and efforts show the result that having a mini library is able to develop an interest in reading in children in Gampong Mamplam, which becomes a change in the children and makes them more enthusiastic about reading.

Meningkatkan Minat Baca Anak Melalui Kegiatan Perpustakaan Keliling Di Taman Bacaan Masyarakat

This devotion aims to investigate the effectiveness of the activities of the Ampar Buku through the library around in growing reading interest in children in the Community Reading Center. The method of implementation used in the activities of the community to the community is with a participatory approach. The program results show that the activities of the Ampar Buku through the bookmobile have a positive impact in increasing reading interest in children. Children show high enthusiasm to this activity and look more active and excited when the activity is implemented. In conclusion, the activities of the Ampar Buku through the bookmobile has great potential in increasing children's interest in the reading of the Community Reading Center and also recommends to expand and continue the program to achieve a significant impact in the development of child literacy.

Pengelolaan dan Inventarisir Sarana dan Prasarana di Lingkungan Perpustakaan Daerah Studi Minat Baca Anak, Pojok Baca dan Literasi Talling Story dalam Menumbuhkan Kembangkan Sensori Motorik Pada Anak

This study aims to investigate the management and inventory of facilities and infrastructure in the library area of ??the study area for children's reading interest, reading corners, and storytelling literacy and their impact on sensory-motor development in children. This study uses a descriptive approach by gathering information from available sources. The research findings indicate that there are various well-managed facilities and infrastructure in the library, such as a collection of children's books, interactive games, and comfort facilities that support motor sensory. Effective management and inventory allows children to engage in reading activities and games that stimulate their sensory-motor development. The implications of this study show the importance of good management in creating a library environment that facilitates sensory-motor development in children. This research contributes to our understanding of the role of regional libraries for children's reading interest studies, reading corners, and storytelling literacy in enriching children's sensory-motor experiences. The results of this study can be used as a basis for further improvement in the management of facilities and infrastructure in the library environment which focuses on the sensory-motor development of children.
 

Reading Aloud to Increase Parental Engagement in Children Literacy during the Covid-19 Pandemic

The parental engagement of the 1st graders of SD Ihsaniyah Gajahmada Tegal in their children’s early literacy phase is still not maximal. Reading has not become an important part of learning activities at home. Therefore, efforts must be made to encourage parents to pay more attention to children's reading interest by being directly involved in children’s reading activities. The reading aloud activity aims to arouse parental awareness and provide skills for parents of the 1st graders of SD Ihsaniyah Gajahmada Tegal to be able to accompany their children in reading books at home as an effort to develop reading interest from an early age. Materials and demonstration of reading aloud were delivered via podcast and broadcast on Youtube due to social restrictions during the Covid-19 pandemic. Then, parents practiced reading aloud to their children at home. This activity was recorded and the video was sent to the service team for feedback and evaluation. Through this activity, parents could spend their time to assist their children in learning, especially reading. Children learned with enthusiasm and had a pleasant book reading experience. In addition, students' interest in reading will grow because they get a pleasant impression from reading aloud with their parents at home.
 

UPAYA KOMUNITAS SOHIB LITERASI INDONESIA (SOLID) DALAM MENINGKATKAN MINAT BACA ANAK

Reading interest still a polemic that has not been resolved until now. Considering this problem requires support from various parties to be able to increase children's reading interest such as parents, educational institutions and the community environment itself. This research aims to find out the efforts of the Indonesian Literacy Sohib Community in increasing the reading interest of children. This research uses a qualitative approach with descriptive types of research. Data collection methods used are observation, interview and documentation. The subjects in this study were eleven informants consisting of one community leader, 5 children in active activities, and 5 mothers of children. The results of the research show that the community not only strives to provide information sources such as places to provide information sources such as books, children's magazines, comics, novels and as a link between information sources and knowledge with users to increase their reading interest but also as teachers for children who are still unable to read, train more positive children's social The benefits of the presence of this community are not only felt by direct children but also parents. Parents find it helpful to the presence of this community such as the ability to read it develop and decrease negative behavior.

Influence of parents' education and home literacy environment on reading interest of deaf children

BackgroundReading interest plays an important role in predicting and regulating the literacy development of deaf children, but the family factors influencing their reading interest have not been previously explored. The purpose of this study was to explore the effects of parents' education and home literacy environment (HLE) on reading interest of deaf children.MethodOne hundred and thirty‐two deaf children from Grades 1 to 6 aged 8–15 from China participated in our study. The parents of these children completed our survey of parents' education, HLE and children's reading interest. These variables were then processed and analysed by correlation, regression analyses and structural equation modelling.ResultsHLE played a complete intermediary role in the regression relationship between parents' education and reading interest of deaf children, and this effect had no significant difference between genders.ConclusionsParents' education has a positive and predictive effect on reading interest of deaf children, while creating a high‐quality HLE may improve this effect.

Peningkatan Strategi Minat Kunjung terhadap Pemanfaatan Bahan Koleksi Anak di TBM Luckman Sinar Medan

Community Reading Centers (TBM) are facilities established for reading that offer reading material services in the form of: books, magazines, tabloids, newspapers, comics, and other multimedia materials. The Tengku Luckman Sinar community reading center has a collection of books on history, art, culture, law, novels and encyclopedias. The management of the Tengku Luckman Sinar reading garden has not been fully implemented properly. This study aims to see or know visits to children's reading interest and the use of children's reading collections at TBM Tengku Luckman Sinar which has provided a large collection of books. This study uses a qualitative research methodology that uses primary data. The results of this study are that Luckman Sinar TBM is still constrained by the problem of low funding, which is the biggest obstacle for this TBM library/facility. TBM admits that it does not have any funds, including TBM Tengku Luckman Sinar, and continues to use the funds used by TBM as personal funds. Evaluation of the library's financial strategy is a measurement and evaluation of the impact of financial measures that compare the results achieved with the goals set.
 Keywords: Community Reading Park, Children's Reading Collection Material

Impacts of a personalized book giveaway intervention in low-SES households

This study reports whether a personalized book giveaway intervention boosts both parents’ perception about their 33-month-old (52% female) children's interest in books and reading (through a children's reading interest scale, and report of the child's favorite book), as well as child and adult engagement during shared reading. 198 Chilean families, recruited from childcare centers serving low-income families, were randomly assigned to personalized (n = 81), comparison (n = 63), and control (n = 54) groups. The intervention indicated partial effectiveness, as after two weeks of repeatedly reading the given book, families from the personalized group reported higher odds that their children have a favorite book than the odds in the comparison and control groups. Moreover, families who read the personalized book had higher likelihood of mentioning the title of the gifted and other book than the comparison group. However, the comparison group scored higher than the personalized group in terms of children's interest in books. Additionally, more verbal (children say more words, take more turns, including extended turns, and make more comments that link the story with their own lives) and some—but not all—affective engagement indicators (laughs, enjoyment) were identified in dyads who read the personalized book than those who read a comparison. In contrast, on the scale of perception of interest in books, the comparison group obtained a greater average rating of perceived child interest than the control group. Implications are discussed for refining interventions with low-SES families that favor early exposure to reading and exploring ways to scale up this intervention modality.

Fostering Literacy Culture through Reading and Writing Movement

The low interest in reading that occurs in children is an important reason for fostering a culture of literacy in children in Salem Village. The low level of education in a society dominated by elementary school graduates is one of the factors causing the lack of awareness of parents in briefing children on the importance of getting used to reading early because reading can be a support for the success of educational goals in Indonesia that must be used as a routine daily activity. Literacy culture is a stage in the form of the ability to read, explore, and study various information obtained to solve problems that arise in everyday life that aims to improve the quality of life. This devotion aims to improve literacy skills where the main focus is to increase interest in reading in children. This service uses a collaborative Participatory action research (PAR) design. The author collaborated with the manager of Jejer Cacaka reading house located in Salem Village. The results of the devotion showed that there was an increase in reading interest in children by 90%. The improvement of literacy skills needs support from all parties so that this success can continue to be improved again.