THE USE OF DIGITAL BOOK LET’S READ IN CLASSROOM READING ACTIVITY FOR JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT

THE USE OF DIGITAL BOOK LET’S READ IN CLASSROOM READING ACTIVITY FOR JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT

Reading is an important skill for all students. It is the action of extracting meaning (the message) but in the case of language acquisition, language aspects (pronunciation, structure, spelling, and vocabulary) are also included. The purpose of this research was to find out the process reading activity using digital book Let’s Read in classroom. Using digital book as text books in schools is a revolutionary technology, particularly in developing countries.The digital book provides students, teachers, and schools with an additional educational tool or instrument that can assist or improve the learning process. The participants of this research were 34 students of 8H in Junior High School of 1 Beji. The data were obtained from students and teachers through observation, questionnaire, and interview. Observation is done by observing directly the reading learning process using lets read in the classroom. The questionnaire is distributed online through WhatsApp Group which contains of 10 questions related to the student’s response on Let’s Read. The researcher also conducted interview with English teachers to find out their opinion about Let’s Read which was used as teaching material for reading activity in the classroom. The findings of this study demonstrated that teachers can help learners because students actively tried to follow teacher guidance during the reading activity by Let's Read. During the learning process facilitated by Let's Read, students could pique their reading ability by selecting books on their own. Students also give good responses during the process of reading learning using Let's Read as a student reading activity media.

Keywords: Digital Book, Reading Activity, Let’s Read

Reading is an important skill for all students. It is the action of extracting meaning (the message) but in the case of language acquisition, language aspects (pronunciation, structure, spelling, and vocabulary) are also included. The purpose of this research was to find out the process reading activity using digital book Let’s Read in classroom. Using digital book as text books in schools is a revolutionary technology, particularly in developing countries.The digital book provides students, teachers, and schools with an additional educational tool or instrument that can assist or improve the learning process. The participants of this research were 34 students of 8H in Junior High School of 1 Beji. The data were obtained from students and teachers through observation, questionnaire, and interview. Observation is done by observing directly the reading learning process using lets read in the classroom. The questionnaire is distributed online through WhatsApp Group which contains of 10 questions related to the student’s response on Let’s Read. The researcher also conducted interview with English teachers to find out their opinion about Let’s Read which was used as teaching material for reading activity in the classroom. The findings of this study demonstrated that teachers can help learners because students actively tried to follow teacher guidance during the reading activity by Let's Read. During the learning process facilitated by Let's Read, students could pique their reading ability by selecting books on their own. Students also give good responses during the process of reading learning using Let's Read as a student reading activity media.

Keywords: Digital Book, Reading Activity, Let’s Read