Using Picture Cards to Teach Reading for The First Grade Students of MI Al-Hidayah Madiun

Abstract

The use of media in language learning is very important. It will make the teaching and learning process be more attractive and effective. Media are an aid which is able to help teacher in their teaching activity. Picture cards consist of the vegetables pictures and the names. Pictures can become useful media and are able to engage students in doing their reading comprehension. Reading is a process of decoding and understanding written text. This study aims to investigate the use of picture cards to enhance the reading skill of students of first grade in Al-Hidayah elementary school. By using picture card, students can obtain benefit since they are interested in seeing the pictures. Objective of the study was to find out whether or not the use of picture card significantly improved students’ reading skill. The research design in this study is qualitative research. The mini-research was conducted in English learning for the age of 7-8 years old. It was done for one day in total of 1 meeting, with duration about 80 minutes. The subject of this research is students of MI Al-Hidayah Madiun, they are 28 students and as a sample of this research. The findings of this research show that the students are able to improve their reading skill by picture cards. Students are being attracted and having good participation in the learning process. The researchers recommend the more detail study for the further research.