School Literation Towards (SLT) Literate Culture Building in Elementary School

Abstract

Abstract: The school needs to create an environment that is conducive for its learners to be lifetime learners. To achieve this goal, the ministry of education and culture develops the program so-called national literacy movement containing the school literacy movement in its. This movement has not been fully achieved because most of the school principals have not comprehended what to do to implement the movement. The challenge to administer this movement in society has something to do with several issues, namely: the movement of a program that cultivates reading habits to spend time or reading habits to form students’ interest in reading. There is a need to prepare school principals and teachers who are productive in creating the school as a reading community. This article suggests several ideas to achieve the school literacy movement to promote several activities that teachers need to take. In this circumstance, the teachers should be able to facilitate students by providing ample time and opportunities so that students have enough chance to retell what they read and understand. The school should be able to manage a schedule for students reading activity. Besides, the principals and their supporting staff must enrich the library to facilitate students and cater to their reading habit and interest to build a reading community in the school.

Keywords: elementary school, reading comprehension, literacy culture, national literacy movement,  school literacy movement.