THE DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF SUPPLEMENTARY EXTENSIVE READING (ER) STORYBOOKS AT SMPN 5 TANJUNG REDEB

The method used in this study is Research and Development using the ADDIE development model. The type of data used in this study is qualitative data. Qualitative data was obtained through interviews, suggestions, and comments which were then described descriptively. The formulation of the problem in this study is to explore how to develop an Extensive Reading Storybook as an additional material to foster students' joy in reading. The purpose of the study was to investigate the development of this storybook and its effective adaptation strategies. The research began by conducting interviews with English teachers and surveys with a small group of students in one class. The results of the needs analysis showed that the majority of students, namely 24 out of 26 students, showed interest in this storybook and felt bored and less interested in reading only in the form of text. Then in expert validation, the results show that the storybook is worth applying, then the results of the implementation show that students are interested and feel enjoy when reading this storybook.