Implementation of the Modeling Reading Method Assisted by Big Book Media to Improve Early Reading Skills of Second-Grade Elementary School
This study aimed to implement and evaluate the effectiveness of the modeling reading method supported by Big Book media in improving the early reading skills of second-grade students during the second semester of the 2025/2026 academic year in the Indonesian Language subject, Theme 7: Affection. One of the contributing factors was the limited use of instructional media, which mainly relied on standard textbooks and less varied reading methods. The participants of this classroom action research were second-grade students of Pakel 01 State Elementary School, Gucialit District, Lumajang Regency.The findings showed that the implementation of the modeling reading method assisted by Big Book media significantly improved students’ early reading skills, as evidenced by classroom observations and test results in each cycle. During the pre-cycle, out of 13 students, 3 demonstrated excellent reading fluency, 7 showed good reading fluency, and 3 required additional guidance. In Cycle I, 5 students demonstrated excellent reading fluency, 6 showed good reading fluency, and 2 still required guidance. In Cycle II, 6 students demonstrated excellent reading fluency, 6 showed good reading fluency, and only 1 student required guidance. The test results also indicated continuous improvement. The average score increased from 71 in the pre-cycle, with 9 students requiring guidance, to 75 in Cycle I, with 7 students requiring guidance, and finally reached 83 in Cycle II, with only 4 students requiring guidance.Based on these findings, it can be concluded that the implementation of the modeling reading method supported by Big Book media effectively improved the early reading skills of second-grade students during the second semester of the 2025/2026 academic year at Pakel 01 State Elementary School.