Implementation of the School Literacy Movement in Lagging, Frontier, and Outermost Areas

Abstract

As an effort to support students' interest and reading ability, the Ministry of Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia has launched the School Literacy Movement (SLM) since 2015. SLM is motivated by the low reading culture of Indonesian society, especially students. The results of a study conducted by the Center for Policy Studies on the index of reading literacy activities conducted in 34 provinces in Indonesia showed that there was 1 province with very low literacy status, 24 provinces with low literacy status, and 9 provinces with moderate literacy status. However, there are few studies that explore SLM practices in schools that fall behind. This research is intended to describe the implementation of the school literacy movement, the constraints and obstacles that exist and the solutions taken by the school to anticipate these obstacles. This study uses a survey research method with a qualitative descriptive approach. The results of this study indicate that the School Literacy Movement (SLM) has been implemented in schools. The 15-minute reading activity at the beginning of learning has been carried out but has not been integrated into the learning schedule.