Reading Corner

The class reading corner is a corner or other place with the classroom that is used for other learning resources in order to increase student interest in reading and learning thorough fun reading activities. The reading corner of the class aims to introduce students to a variety of reading sources to be used as a medium, a source of learning ,and to provide a pleasant reading experience. Fostering interest in reading is a first step as well as an effective way to foster interest in reading to children because in the days of children is the right time to instill a habit that later this habit will carry over into adulthood. In other words, if since children are accustomed to reading, then reading habits will carry over into adulthood. Reading habits are something important and fundamental that must be developed early in order to improve the quality of education. This is not because reading can increase knowledge and insight. Through reading corners can instill in students to create a reading culture and habits of all matters related to reading fondness. In addition, by reading fondly children gain new knowledge and insights that further enhance their intelligence so that they are better able to answer life challenges in the future. The benefits of reading can improve self-development, fulfill life interest, increase their interest in a field. The purpose of this reading corner is to support the 15 minute reading movement before the teaching and learning hours begin, to fill in the free time when finished doing the assignments of the teacher, to fill in free time during empty hours. Another benefit of the reading corner is that it facilitates children of information and knowledge because there are still many children who are lazy to visit the library because of the limited time during lesson breaks. The reading corner is also a means to promote the library through the collection in the reading corner, there are still many children who come to the library because of the teachers task. Therefore, this activity is very effective in developing and encouraging children interest in reading because it usually fills their free time by playing, now it can be diverted with positive activities one of which is by reading.