THE INFLUENCE OF SAS (SYNTHETIC STRUCTURAL ANALYTICAL) METHOD ON READING ABILITY AT THE BEGINNING OF GRADE I PRIVATE SD PAB SAMPALI

Abstract

This study discusses the SAS (Synthetic-Structural Analytic) Method for beginning reading skills. Because reading is one of the language skills that is needed in everyday life, especially for students at the elementary school level. Beginning reading skills really need to be owned by every student because in a learning process it will involve reading activities. If students experience problems in reading then it affects a process of success in learning and will also hinder the academic process because students are slow in getting information and even have difficulty in doing every task given by the teacher. Based on the results of observations made by researchers at PAB 12 Sampali Private Elementary School, researchers found problems related to beginning reading skills. Even though improvements have been made in reading activities, there are still students who experience difficulties in reading. In class I there are some students who have difficulty reading the beginning. Therefore it is necessary to make efforts to improve students' initial reading skills. One of the appropriate methods is the SAS (Synthetic Structural Analytical) Method which is a method that is often used in beginning reading for students. The SAS (Synthetic Structural Analytical) method is a type of method that can be used in the process of learning to read at the beginning of the lower grades. The SAS (Structural Analytic Synthetic) method is the right method to improve beginner reading skills. The research approach used in this study is a quantitative approach. The data collection techniques used were tests and observations. This study aims to determine the effect of the SAS (Synthetic-Structural Analytical) Method on reading ability at the beginning of class I at SD PAB 12 Sampali Private Elementary School. The purpose of this research is a type of quantitative research using the SAS (Synthetic Structural Analytic) Method.