ASSISTING ARABIC WRITING SKILLS THROUGH SCAFFOLDED INSTRUCTION
الكلمات المفتاحية:
Arabic writing; instructional assistance; community serviceالملخص
Writing in Arabic is a complex skill involving linguistic mastery, cognitive processes, and motor coordination. In learning, students still experience difficulties in letter formation, distinguishing phonetically similar letters, spelling accuracy, and constructing simple sentences. This article aims to enhance the Arabic writing skills of tenth-grade students at Madrasah Aliyah Darussalam Kampung Banjir, Padang Lawas Utara, through a structured mentoring program. The program is implemented through scaffolded learning integrated with classroom activities, starting from letter and word writing exercises, constructing simple sentences, writing text components, to guided compositions. The results show improvements in writing accuracy, student confidence, and engagement in learning. Additionally, this activity helps teachers identify students' writing difficulties and implement more responsive teaching strategies. This community service affirms the importance of continuous mentoring and contextual writing practice in improving Arabic writing skills at the secondary education levelالتنزيلات
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