Teacher’s Role in Developing Elementary School’s Student’s Literacy

The purpose of this study was to determine the role of elementary school teachers in Manggarai in developing literacy culture. This research used observation and interview techniques. The respondents were elementary school teachers in Manggarai. The data analysis used in this study was descriptive qualitative analysis. From the results of observations and interviews, it was found that most of the teachers have implemented reading and writing literacy for 15 minutes before learning begins, used sources and image media to help and facilitate students in understanding the material read and written, guided and trained and guided students directly in reading and writing, created reading and writing habits during the learning process.