The result of the research ”Programme for International Student Assesment (PISA)” states that student reading interest get in 57th position from 65 countries. It means that the students reading interest in Indonesia is still low. It will influence the ability of student reading comprehension Like what happen in SMP Negeri 18 Padang. One of the way to solve this problem is CALLA strategy based on local wisdom. This strategy is carried out through five stages: preparation, presentation, practice, evaluation, and follow-up. The aim of this research is to describe the learning process and the ability of student reading comprehension in class seven in SMP Negeri 18 Padang using CALLA strategy based on the local wisdom. This reasearch is quantitative and description method. The result of this research is the ability of student reading comprehension class seven in SMPN 18 Padang progresses, pretest mark is 73,53 and postest mark is 84,03. It means that CALLA strategy based on the local wisdom can increase the ability of student reading comprehension. Learning by applying this strategy can make student easier understanding the text. Keywords: CALLA Strategy, reading comprehension learning, local wisdom
Reading comprehension of students is still low due to lack of interest and motivation of studentsin reading. Learning reading skills can take advantage of advances in technology with the application of methods through media interesting and effective. The use of attractive and effective method can increase interest and motivation to read. Efforts should be made to improve students' reading comprehension can through computer-based learning.Computer- based learning was conducted using Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL) through the production of a CD Interkatif. Through advances in technology, students still know the culture of the nation by giving a discourse with the theme of local wisdom in every rubric magazine packed in the interactive CD.
Salah satu kegiatan yang dapat meningkatkan minat baca adalah membudayakan kegiatan literasi dikalangan anak-anak. Upaya yang dapat dilakukan adalah menyediakan sarana dan prasarana literasi anak. Beberapa komunitas di masyarakat di Kota Padang sudah mencanangkan budaya literasi, diantaranya Komunitas Tanah Ombak dan Komunitas Lentera Kuning. Komunitas Tanah Ombak sebagai mitra 1 dan Komunitas Lentera Kuning sebagai mitra 2 sudah mencangkan budaya literasi dengan menyediakan sarana perpustakaan. Buku-buku diperpustkaan banyak dibaca anak-anak, tetapi kegiatan membaca tersebut hanya untuk bermain. Kegiatan membaca akan lebih bermakna jika dikaitkan dengan pengetahuan sehingga dapat menunjang kemampuan akademik anak-anak Tanah Ombak dan Lentera Kuning. Metode yang dilakukan untuk mengatasi permasalahan yang dihadapi mitra dilakukan dengan pembinaan kegiatan membaca yang bermakna dengan menerapkan strategi Cognitive Academic Language Learning Approach (CALLA). Hasil dari kegiatan tersebut cukup baik, yaitu adanya peningkatan rata-rata kemampuan membaca pemahaman dari sebelum dan sesudah dilaksanakan kegiatan literasi dengan Strategi CALLA..
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