Developing English Language Literacy in Children Through the Future Dreams Cheerful Reading and Writing Program at PKBM Amaluna

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The low English literacy skills of students at the Amaluna Community Learning Center (PKBM), characterized by limited mastery of basic vocabulary, poor comprehension of simple texts, and a lack of confidence in speaking, are the main issues underlying this activity. To address this, the "Future Dreams"-themed "Read and Write Cheerful" program was designed and developed to comprehensively improve students' English literacy. Using a participatory approach, students are positioned as active learners through the preparation, implementation, and evaluation phases, including reading simple texts, writing about their future dreams, and presenting their work. The results of the activity showed significant improvements in vocabulary mastery, basic vocabulary comprehension, and writing simple sentences and paragraphs. Students also demonstrated increased confidence in speaking and a tendency to express their dreams in English with greater confidence. Overall, this program has proven effective in developing students' English literacy comprehensively, while simultaneously developing motivation, creativity, and self-confidence to prepare them for future educational challenges.