Promoting reading habits among students of Sk Sungai Bulu Senangeh through the use of authentic materials / Methodius Macdonald George Segie

This study investigates the effectiveness and the appropriateness of using Authentic Materials in inculcating positive reading habits among students in SK Sg. Bulu Senangeh, Asajaya. Poor results in English subject and students’ limited proficiency in the target language communicatively and written works triggered the researcher to find out other alternative to improve these deficiencies. The subjects of the study were 2 selected groups of students in SK Sg. Bulu Senangeh: The experimental group was represented by the Primary 2 students and the Controlled group was represented by the Primary 1 and Primary 3 students. This study was conducted within a 9-month period. From the findings of the study, it is suggested that the use of Authentic Materials contributed to the students’ positive attitude toward reading and motivation to read extensively. Authentic Materials evidently provide the students an alternative to textbooks and these materials clearly paved an opportunity for them to deal with genuine texts they need to aid and improve their reading comprehension. Furthermore, the uses of authentic materials are appropriate and practical to be incorporated in teaching reading techniques and other language skills as they proved to be able to enhance students' reading habits and comprehension besides creating a healthy teacher-students relationship and change the nature of the teacher’s and students’ role in the academic class.