The Development Of Picture Books Based On Local Culture To Improve Students' Reading Skills

Abstract

The background of this research is because there are still many. The ability to read comprehension of students who are not in accordance with basic competencies, teacher creativity in making or determining learning media is less in accordance with children's interests. Reading learning media for grade IV elementary school children makes children bored and difficult to concentrate. The unavailability of teaching materials for picture storybooks based on local culture for learning reading comprehension skills for grade IV students. This study aims to determine the needs analysis, produce product designs, and determine the feasibility of developing picture books based on local culture to improve the reading skills of grade IV students of State Elementary School 1 Kebloran Rembang. Research method with Research and Development design which includes 10 steps; Research and Information Collecting, planning, Develop Preliminary Form of Product, Preliminary Field Testing, Main Product Revision, Main Field Testing, Operational Product Revision, Operational Field Testing, Final Product Revision, Dissemination and Implementation. The data used are qualitative data with research instruments in the form of interviews, observations, questionnaires, and product validation instruments. The results of the study obtained a needs analysis through observation and interviews found that it has not used the right learning media so that it is difficult to stimulate students' reading skills. Development of picture storybooks based on local culture for learning students' reading comprehension skills through the process of analyzing implementation plans, determining themes, determining goals, learning resources, making picture books. The conclusion shows that the development of picture book media based on local culture is effectively used for learning students' reading comprehension skills.