PENGARUH METODE JOLLY PHONICS BERBANTUAN MEDIA KARTU KATA TERHADAP KEMAMPUAN MEMBACA PERMULAAN BAHASA INGGRIS SISWA KELAS I SEKOLAH DASAR

THE INFLUENCE OF JOLLY PHONICS METHOD ASSISTED BY FLASHCARD MEDIA ON THE EARLY READING ABILITY OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE AMONG 1ST GRADE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS

Penelitian ini dilatarbelakangi oleh rendahnya kemampuan membaca permulaan bahasa inggris siswa kelas 1 sekolah dasar. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui pengaruh metode jolly phonics berbantuan media kartu kata terhadap kemampuan membaca permulaan bahasa inggris siswa kelas 1 sekolah dasar. Penelitian ini menggunakan jenis metode kuantitatif, dengan desain penelitian quasi eksperimental dengan bentuk nonequivalent pretest-posttest control group design. Sampel pada penelitian ini yaitu kelas eksperimen (1B) dan kelas kontrol (1C) yang masing-masing berjumlah 24. Adapun data yang diperoleh dari penelitian ini berupa hasil pretest dan posttest yang di uji menggunakan sample independent test dan diperoleh hasil t_hitung sebesar 3,871 sehingga nilai t_hitung 3.817 > 2.012 t_tabel, maka dapat disimpulkan bahwa terdapat pengaruh dalam penggunaan metode jolly phonics berbantuan media kartu kata terhadap kemampuan membaca permulaan bahasa inggris siswa kelas 1 sekolah dasar.

Kata Kunci: Jolly phonics, kartu kata, membaca permulaan

This research is motivated by the low proficiency in reading English among first-grade elementary school students. The aim of this study is to determine the influence of the jolly phonics method aided by flashcard media on the early reading ability of first-grade elementary school students. This study employed a quantitative method, using a quasi-experimental research design with a nonequivalent pretest-posttest control group design. The sample in this study consists of an experimental class (1B) and a control class (1C), each with 24 students. The data obtained from this study were in the form of pretest and posttest results, which were analyzed using an independent sample t-test. The obtained t-value was 3.871, which exceeds the critical t-value of 2.012, indicating a significant influence of using the jolly phonics method aided by flashcard media on the early reading ability of first-grade elementary school students.

Keywords: Jolly phonics, flashcards, early reading