School Literacy Movement Nurul Septiani (a), Leli Kurniawati (b*)
Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia
Abstract
Literacy is an ability that students must have from an early age. This literacy ability is related to reading and writing, this ability will later become a provision for children for childrens lives in the future for their daily lives. However, the low level of literacy in Indonesian society is one of the problems that are happening in the world of education in Indonesia. Indonesias literacy level is still very low compared to other countries. Based on current information, childrens literacy skills in Indonesia have decreased and are still low. Indonesia is ranked 72 out of a total of 78 countries based on a new report released on December 3, 2019. The data was obtained from the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) regarding the literacy level of world countries. With these conditions and facts, it shows that the Indonesian people are weak in accepting various sources of information and even easily accepting hoax news among the public. In early childhood, literacy education can be started with the habit of reading story books and fairy tales to children regularly. Although this activity is a simple activity, reading books to children is the initial stage of introducing them to the world of literacy.
Keywords: languange, literacy, early childhood
Topic: Language Development and Literacy in Early Childhood Education
