IMPROVING YOUNG LEARNERS’ INTEREST IN READING

Abstract

The aim of this study is to enhance the young learners to make them interest
in reading the books by several methods. These methods may help to increase the
self-interest in reading. In globalization era, the development of the teaching and
learning of English has been transformed. Nowadays, learners should not only
focus on the learning of speaking and writing but also reading due to requirements
of education that they should be able to understand and respond to the texts. There
are many reasons the young learners have less interesting in reading, for example
the development of the information forces the focus of teaching and learning on the
critical reading. The most common thing is the students may not know their interest
in reading before they start to read the books. Reading interests play a very
important role in reading instruction and improvement. Furthermore, the
understanding of young learners’ interest and abilities is required to help them in
reading. This article entitled Improve Young Learners’ Interest in Reading consists of
the great way of method to encourage the young learners to read through the use
of wall magazine, the use of flash card, and the use of humor that can applied in
strategies of reading aloud, reading the book several times, reading favorite books,
and show many picture books.