EFFORTS TO IMPROVE THE ABILITY TO READ AND WRITE STUDENTS IN CLASS 2 SD THROUGH IMAGE MEDIA
The background of this research is the many lower class students who have not been able to read and write correctly, for this reason, researchers are trying to improve students' reading and writing skills through image media. This research is a classroom action research on grade 2 students of SDN 002 Benai conducted in January 2020 with a total of 20 students. The instruments used were observation sheets and students' reading and writing tests. The results of the study in the first cycle, the ability of students to get an average value of 67.5% with a good category, the second cycle has increased to 81% which is included in the excellent category. Based on the results of the study it can be concluded that the reading and writing ability of the second grade students of SDN 002 Benai can be improved through the media of images.