Efforts to Improve Reading Skills Students Through the Structural Analytical Method Synthetic in UPT SPF SDN 105308 Namo Bintang Deli Serdang

Abstract

The low reading skills of grade II students of UPT SPF SDN 105308 Namo Bintang, Deli Serdang Regency, academic year 2025-2026 can be seen from the lack of consistency in voicing writing, pronunciation, unnatural intonation, reading not fluent, reading spelling and students' inability to understand the contents of the reading. This type of research is Classroom Action Research. This research was conducted collaboratively with grade II teachers at UPT SPF SDN 105308 Namo Bintang, Deli Serdang Regency, Academic Year 2025-2026. The subjects of this study were grade II students of UPT SPF SDN 105308 Namo Bintang totaling 20 students. Data collection techniques used observation and documentation techniques. The research instrument used an observation sheet for teachers, an observation sheet for students and an initial reading skills test at the end of learning. The data analysis technique used was descriptive qualitative. This study also used two cycles in each cycle with two meetings. By implementing the Structural Analytical Synthetic method, students of class II UPT SPF SDN 105308 Namo Bintang, Deli Serdang Regency, Academic Year 2025-2026, their initial reading skills have increased, students can analyze sentences into words, words into syllables, syllables into letters then return sentences to their original state, students can also voice sentences with correct pronunciation and intonation, in addition, learning using picture media, letter cards, word cards, and sentence cards make students more active, and feel happy to follow the learning. The increase in initial reading skills can also be seen from the students' scores which reached the minimum completion criteria set by the school, which is 65. In the pre-action, the average initial reading score was 60.0. Post-action cycle I showed an average score of 69.0 while in cycle II the average score reached 70.5