Application of the Iqro Method to Improve Javanese Script Reading Skills Madda Yadal Musaa’adah,

Abstract

This research begins with the need to improve students' skills in reading Javanese script through appropriate methods.  The problem studied was the improvement of the skills of the fourth-grade students of the Integrated Ibtidaiyah School "Tahfizhul Quran Al Mashum" in Surakarta through the Iqro method.  The research method used in this research is a classroom research method with the Kemmis and Mc.  Taggart models.  The research subjects of the fourth-grade students of the Integrated Ibtidaiyah School "Tahfizhul Quran Al Mashum" in Surakarta, totaling 24 students, Semester 1, the 2019/2020 school year.  The instruments used for data collection were observation and tests.  Data analysis using quantitative and qualitative techniques.  The results showed that the application of the iqro method can improve the reading skills of Javanese characters in grade IV students of the Integrated Ibtidaiyah School "Tahfizhul Quran Al Mashum" in Surakarta.  In the first cycle, the student learning outcomes were 70.83%, and the second cycle was 83.33%.  The increase from cycle I to cycle II was 12.5%.