The Role Playing Method on the Reading Ability of Elementary School Students

Abstract

Reading is the most common learning difficulty experienced by elementary school students in the early or lower grades. Early-grade elementary school students have significant problems related to reading and language skills. It impacts the reading ability scores of Grade 2 elementary school students, which are still low, so new methods are needed to improve student's reading skills. This study aimed to analyze the role-playing method's use on the reading ability of Grade 2 elementary school students. This research is a type of experimental research. This study used a pre-experimental research method with a one-group pretest-posttest design (pretest test-posttest single group). The subjects in this study were all 2nd-grade elementary school students, totaling 32 students consisting of 13 girls and 19 boys. The methods used to collect data are observation and tests. The instrument used is a matter of difficulty. Data analysis techniques using inferential statistical analysis. The result of the study show that the role-playing method significantly improves the reading ability of grade 2 elementary students. Thus, giving the role-playing process can improve the reading ability of grade 2 elementary students.