PENINGKATAN KETERAMPILAN MEMBACA PEMAHAMAN MELALUI STRATEGI GUIDED READING PADA SISWA KELAS IV SD NEGERI 12 PADANG BESI KOTA PADANG

Abstract

This study was prompted by the low reading comprehension skills observed among fourth-grade elementary students. Key problems identified included students' inability to retell what they had read, difficulty answering text-based questions—often resorting to asking the teacher directly rather than attempting an answer—an inability to draw conclusions from a passage, and difficulty grasping both explicit and implicit information within a text. Even students who could read fluently still struggled to understand the content itself. This research aimed to describe how implementing the Guided Reading strategy could improve reading comprehension among fourth-grade students at SDN 12 Padang Besi, Padang City. The study used a Classroom Action Research (CAR) design combining qualitative and quantitative approaches, with one teacher and 27 fourth-grade students serving as research subjects. The findings showed improvement across every aspect examined. The Teaching Module assessment rose from an average of 87.50% (Good) in Cycle I to 96.43% (Very Good) in Cycle II. Teacher performance improved from 86.54% (Good) to 94.23% (Very Good), while student activity followed a similar pattern, increasing from 86.54% (Good) to 94.23% (Very Good). Knowledge-based learning outcomes also rose, from 80.10% (Sufficient) in Cycle I to 92.59% (Very Good) in Cycle II. Students' reading comprehension scores improved from 81.41% (Good) in Cycle I to 94.14% (Very Good) in Cycle II. These results indicate that the Guided Reading strategy is effective in enhancing reading comprehension among fourth-grade elementary school students.