INFOKU, BLORA – Strategies to improve students' literacy skills, the teacher's role will be optimized.
The Blora Education Office (Disdik) will involve a teacher working group to compile various types of literacy texts.
It also involves the school principal's working group (KKKS,) and technical guidance for Indonesian language teachers.
This is a serious effort after the literacy skills of elementary to junior high school students in Blora are still below the minimum competency.
Based on the results of last year's student assessment report cards through the education report card page of the Ministry of Education and Culture (Kemendikbud).
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The problem of low student literacy is the focus of the local Disdik.
It is suspected that the low literacy skills are due to the low reading culture of children.
So that the addition of reading insight is still not optimal.
The Head of the Blora Education Office, Aunur Rofiq, through the Head of the Basic Education Development Division, Titik Umiyati, said that they are trying to increase literacy by analyzing the education report cards for each school.
Evaluating problems needs to be addressed in every school. As well as analyzing the initial determine the steps of intervention or follow-up carried out.
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Because literacy values are not only reading, but there are several subs that must be seen. This method helps improve the quality of schools,''he explained.
It is known, the average elementary literacy ability based on last year's national assessment was at 1.77.
It is below the average for Central Java Province, which is 1.83. Even though it is above the national average, the value is around 1.68. Until now there are 30.12 percent of students achieve basic abilities.
There are also 12.3 percent of students who need special interventions to increase literacy rates.
Head of SMPN 1 Blora Ainur Rofiq said, previously the local education office had socialized to school principals regarding data-based planning (PBD).
This activity makes it easier for schools to evaluate school deficiencies. ''The report card can later show the school's needs,'' he explained. ( Endah / IST )
