Last modified: 2021-11-24
Abstract
Teaching reading is considered as a challenging task by the teachers. It is a challenge for the teachers to make the students engage with the reading activity. In Permata Group (pseudonym) teachers implemented dialogic reading to motivate the students in reading activity. This study discussed teachers’ perception on the strengths and challenges of using dialogic reading to children in Permata Group. It is a qualitative study in which the data is gathered through observation and interview. The finding shows that there are seven strengths and five challenges faced by the teachers who facilitate the dialog reading activity to children in Permata Group. Few of the strengths is the picture and the limited words on the book in dialogic reading activity makes the students focus on the reading activity and curious with the story. Moreover, it motivates them to get involve in the dialog during the reading activity. Besides the strengths, teachers also face challenges such as the dialogic reading should be assisted by the experienced teacher.
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