Developing reading materials using interactive multimedia to improve young learners’ reading comprehension

There are four English skills that students must achieve namely speaking, listening, reading, and writing. However, some English courses focus more on speaking skills; therefore they do not provide enough reading materials for students because they tend to emphasize students' speaking ability. There are three objectives of this research
·         To describe the target needs of young learners to increase their reading comprehension using interactive multimedia
·         To describe the learning needs of young learners to increase their reading comprehension using interactive multimedia, and
·         To develop appropriate reading materials using interactive multimedia for young learners to increase their reading comprehension.
The methodology of this research is Research and Development (R&D). The model development is adapted from ADDIE model proposed by Branch (2009) and it consisted of Analysis stage, Design stage, Development stage, Implementation stage, and Evaluation stage. There are four instruments to collect the data namely target need questionnaire, learning need questionnaire, expert judgment questionnaires and test. The data from the target needs result were analyzed quantitatively using percentage and its results were used as groundwork to develop the reading materials for English course. The quantitative data from the expert judgments were analyzed through descriptive analysis, in mean time review and suggestions from the experts also were used to revise the first draft of reading materials. After the revision, the final product was implemented into small group trial and big group trial. The result tests from students were analyzed quantitatively using KKM standards that had been set. Based on research findings, the reading materials for students aged 10 until 12 years old that have been developed is appropriate accordingly to students’ target needs and learning needs.