EMPOWERING LITERACY SKILLS OF CHILDREN OF MIGRANT WORKERS AT KAMPUNG BHARU LEARNING CENTER MALAYSIA

Abstract

Background: Literacy in the digital era should be a means for children to develop themselves. Based on the observation of students who are children of migrant workers at the Kampung Bharu Learning Center, it was found that students need special attention related to literacy skills.

Purpose: This study aims to help the students of Kampung Bharu Learning Center to improve their literacy skills including reading, writing, and speaking skills and to improve the quality of the learning process by optimizing the existing facilities and teachers. It is hoped that this research can provide benefits to the children of migrant workers in improving their literacy skills.

Methodology: The method used in this activity is the Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA), which is a participatory research approach that facilitates the process of sharing information using local knowledge and the ability of students to assess, analyze and plan what students need themselves. This research was conducted using the methods of observation, lectures, demonstrations, exercises, and mentoring.

Results: Literacy empowerment activities were carried out by conducting activities including teaching process activities interspersed with educational games and ice-breaking, market day activities, literacy tree making activities, classroom management counseling activities. The students were excited and enthusiastic while participating in the activities carried out in this study. The activities carried out can support the improvement of students’ literacy skills, improve the quality of learning, and provide learning solutions with limited facilities in Kampung Bharu Learning Center.