THE INFLUENCE OF STORYTELLING METHOD ON READING ABILITY OF SECOND GRADE MADRASAH IBTIDAIYAH STUDENTS:  A PRE-EXPERIMENTAL STUDY

Cinta Ramadhani; Zaini Dahlan

doi:10.53806/ijcss.v7i3.1555

Authors

Cinta Ramadhani Program Studi Pendidikan Guru Madrasah Ibtidaiyah, Universitas Islam Negeri Sumatera Utara, Medan, Indonesia
Zaini Dahlan Program Studi Pendidikan Guru Madrasah Ibtidaiyah, Universitas Islam Negeri Sumatera Utara, Medan, Indonesia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53806/ijcss.v7i3.1555

Keywords:

Elementary School, Reading Skills, Second-Grade Students, Storytelling, Storytelling Method.

Abstract

This research aims to determine the effect of the storytelling method on the reading ability of second-grade students at MIS Al Amin Beringin. The research problem stems from the importance of strengthening reading skills in lower grades as a foundation for students' learning success. This study uses a quantitative approach with a one group pretest-posttest design. The research sample consisted of 26 students from class II-A for the 2025/2026 academic year. Data were collected through reading ability tests administered before and after the treatment. Data analysis was conducted using descriptive statistics, the Shapiro-Wilk normality test, paired sample t-test, and N-Gain. The research results showed that the average pretest score of 59.31 increased to 77.08 in the posttest, with an average difference of 17.77 points. The paired sample t-test yielded a Sig. (2-tailed) value of 0.000 < 0.05, thus the alternative hypothesis was accepted. The N-Gain value of 0.443 falls into the moderate category. These findings indicate that the storytelling method has a significant and quite effective impact on improving students' reading skills. This research implies the need for lower-grade teachers to use more communicative, narrative, and student-characteristic-aligned reading teaching methods. Storytelling can be applied as a practical strategy to improve reading accuracy, fluency, pronunciation, intonation, and comprehension of simple reading materials.

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