Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan: 1) kebutuhan materi ajar membaca bagi siswa BIPA (Bahasa Indonesia Penutur Asing) tingkat A1 dengan pendekatan deduktif di Sekolah Dasar D’Royal Moroco Integrative Islamic School, dan 2) kondisi materi ajar membaca yang selama ini digunakan di sekolah tersebut. Metode penelitian yang digunakan merupakan tahapan eksplorasi dari penelitian pengembangan. Berdasarkan hasil observasi, analisis dokumen, wawancara, dan tes dapat dijabarkan bahwa sekolah tersebut belum memiliki silabus dan materi ajar khusus bagi para siswa BIPA. Sedangkan di sekolah tersebut memiliki cukup banyak siswa BIPA. Hal ini menjadikan pentingnya pengembangan materi ajar membaca BIPA tingkat A1 untuk segera dilakukan. Dalam pendekatan deduktif, materi ajar yang dikembangkan, harus memiliki urutan penyajian sebagai berikut: 1) kaidah pada bagian awal, 2) diikuti contoh-contoh relevan, dan 3) latihan yang memadai. Dalam kaitannya dengan penggunaan materi bagi siswa SD yang masih tergolong anak-anak, maka materi ajar yang dikembangkan juga harus memuat ilustrasi yang menarik.

This study aims to describe: 1) the development of reading syllabus for BIPA level A1 using deductive approach in D’Royal Moroco Integrative Islamic Elementary School, and 2) the development of reading teaching material for BIPA level A1 using deductive approach in D’Royal Moroco Integrative Islamic Elementary School. The method used in this research was research and development method. Based on the observations, documents analysis, interviews, and tests, during need analysis period, can be elaborated that the school did not have any teaching materials for BIPA. While the school had quite a lot of BIPA students mostly at A1 level. This situasions need immediate action of developing syllabus and reading teaching material for BIPA at A1 level. Due to the target of the users for this syllabus and teaching material, deductive approach can be used to developing the syllabus and the reading teaching material of BIPA A1 since the children learn more effectively by imitating the examples, and deductive approach suits that needs. By following the deductive approach, the syllabus should contains the role of teacher and students while the teaching material should have: 1) begins with the concept introduction, 2) followed by relevant examples, and 3) contains of adequate practice. It is also should containing relevant and interesting illustrations.