Identification of Supporting and Inhibiting Factors of Literacy Activities for Elementary School Students

Abstract

This study aims to determine supporting and inhibiting factors of the movement of school literacy for elementary school students. This research is qualitative descriptive research. Data sources in this study were the principal, teachers, and students. The data were collected through interviews, observation, and documentation. To check the validity, this study uses triangulation of sources and triangulation of techniques. Data were analyzed interactively consisting of data collection, data reduction, data presentation, conclusion and verification. This research concludes that supporting factors of literacy activities are the supports from school principals, school programs, school facilities and infrastructure, the inhibiting factors are the lack of socialization by the school to teachers and students, the lack of attention of teachers to students in the literacy, the methods used by the teacher which has not been optimal, no special assessment of literacy, and the lack of books in the class library.