The Utilization of Reading Corners in Improving Reading Literacy in Grade VII UPT 2 Bonggakaradeng

This study aims to determine the use of reading corners in improving reading literacy of grade VII students of UPT SMPN 2 Bonggakaradeng. This study uses a quantitative approach with a quasi experiment method through a pretest-posttest control group design. The research population was 35 students, with the research sample consisting of 21 students who diligently visited the reading corner and 14 students who rarely visited the reading corner. The data collection technique uses learning outcome tests in the form of pretest and posttest. Data analysis was carried out through normality tests, homogeneity tests, N-Gain tests, and independent sample t-tests. The results showed that the average score of students who diligently visited the reading corner increased from 60.75 to 83.25, while students who rarely visited the reading corner increased from 61.19 to 75.00. The results of the N-Gain test for students who diligently visit the reading corner of 0.5898 are in the medium category. In addition, the results of the hypothesis test showed a significance value of 0.001 (< 0.05) which means that there is a significant difference between the learning outcomes of students who diligently visit the reading corner and students who visit the reading corner frequently. Thus, the use of the reading corner can provide reading literacy for grade VII students of SMPN 2 Bonggakaradeng.