DEVELOPING A POP-UP BOOK FOR TEACHING READING TO THE THIRD GRADE STUDENTS AT SD N 2 MRANTI IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR OF 2014/2015

This study aims at developing a pop-up book as a medium for teaching reading comprehension to the third grade students of SD N 2 Mranti. This study is classified as Research and Development (RnD) because the purpose of this study is to develop a medium used for teaching process. There were eight steps in this research. They were conducting needs analysis, constructing instructional design, designing, developing, trying out, evaluating, revising, and developing the final medium. The subjects of the research are 34 third grade students of SD N 2 Mranti, Purworejo. The data of this study were in the form of qualitative and quantitative data. The qualitative data were obtained from the observation and interviews. The quantitative data were obtained from the questionnaires. The questionnaires were distributed to the English teacher, pre-service teachers of EFH and FEC, and the students in order to assess the medium. The quantitative data were analyzed by using descriptive statistics. The product of the research is a pop-up book for teaching reading skill to the third grade students in elementary school. Based on the assessments and responses of the evaluators and the students, it can be concluded that the medium is feasible to be used for teaching reading. The score percentage shown by the evaluators is 87,39%. Meanwhile, the students gave 91,18% as the final score. The results show that the pop-up book is very good and feasible to be used as a medium to teach reading to the third grade students of elementary school. The statement is supported by students’ opinions given on the interview after the implementation. The data indicate that the medium is successful in making the students enjoy the learning process, helping them comprehend the lesson better, and motivating them to learn English more, particularly reading