scholarly journals TEACHERS’ STRATEGIES IN TEACHING READING COMPREHENSION

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gendis Nadira Dwiningtiyas ◽  
Dedi Sofyan ◽  
Hilda Puspita
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Reading Aloud ◽  
English Teachers ◽  
Second Grade ◽  
Specific Information ◽  
Teaching Reading ◽  
Asking Questions ◽  
Three Stages

This research aimed to figure out the strategies used by the English teachers in teaching reading and how they applied the strategies. This research was designed as descriptive qualitative research. The research was conducted at Junior High School 09 Bengkulu City. Participants of the research were two English teachers who teach in second grade of that school. Each English teacher had eigh meetings that observed by the researcher. The instruments of the research were strategies checklist and interview. The instruments were used to figure out the strategies used and how the English teachers applied the strategies in teaching reading comprehension. The result of the data were analyzed and broken down into three stages; they were Data Reduction, Data Display, and Drawing Conclusion or Interpretation. The result showed that the teacher one used several strategies in teaching reading comprehension. The strategies were brainstorming, reading aloud, and asking for specific information. While the teacher two used nine strategies. They were encouraging the use of dictionaries, reading aloud, reread for checking comprehension, evaluating comprehension in particular tasks, and asking questions for specific information. Both teachers applied and combined the strategies divided into three stages of teaching reading comprehension. The stages were pre-reading stage, while reading stage, and post reading stage. The strategies applied were very effective in teaching reading comprehension in that school. It was proven by the students’ motivation, students’ attention, and teachers’ ease in teaching and learning process. Keywords: Reading Comprehension and Teachers’ Strategies.

scholarly journals English teachers’ methods in teaching reading comprehension of procedure text

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-84
Author(s):  
Akidatul Yusmalinda ◽  
Puji Astuti
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
English Teachers ◽  
Project Based Learning ◽  
Translation Method ◽  
Teaching Reading ◽  
Hard Time ◽  
Procedure Text ◽  
Grammar Translation Method ◽  
The Difference

This study focuses on English teachers’ methods in teaching reading comprehension of procedure text. The main purpose of this study is to describe the methods used by English teachers and reveal the strengths and weaknesses of those methods used for teaching reading comprehension of procedure texts. The research was a qualitative case study. The participants of this research were two English teachers at one of junior high schools in Semarang  in the academic year of 2019/2020. In collecting data, several data collection instruments were used, including: interview, observation guideline and document analysis checklist. The findings showed that English teachers planned the teaching materials and strategies in advance. They also used various methods in teaching reading of procedure text. Both teachers almost used the same methods which were audio-visual method, scaffolding, grammar-translation method, and project-based learning. The difference was in the step of the strategy implementation. In addition, the findings showed that the most appropriate method in teaching reading comprehension was grammar-translation method since it helped students comprehend the procedure text. There were several students who still had a hard time following the lessons. Teachers are supposed to make sure that all students have understood the whole text or not and they should observe the students’ situation and needs so that the teaching and learning is contextual.

scholarly journals The Use of Schema Activation Strategy in Teaching Reading Comprehension at The Second Grade Students of Islamic Junior High School

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 19
Author(s):  
Hidayati Hidayati ◽  
Rima Rahmaniah ◽  
Titin Suryani
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Alternative Hypothesis ◽  
T Test ◽  
Second Grade ◽  
Teaching Reading ◽  
Second Grade Students ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Schema Activation ◽  
Quasi Experimental

Reading is one of the important skills that the students have to master. However, many students have difficulties in comprehending the reading text. To solve this condition, the researcher used schema activation strategy to help students understand reading comprehension. The purpose of this research was to investigate whether the use of schema activation strategy is effective or not in teaching reading comprehension at the second-grade students of MTs Tarbiyatul Mustafid. This study was quasi experimental design using two classes were VIII-B class was taken as an experimental class and VIII-A was taken as control class. The population of this research involved 60 students from the second grade in MTs Tarbiyatul Mustafid Batu Rimpang. By using purposive sampling, the researcher took the students as a sample. In collecting the data, this study used pre-test, treatment, and post-test as the data collection procedure then followed by analyzing the data by using t-test formula. Then the result of statistical analysis of t-test in this research was 2.85. It was higher that critical values for t- table in degree of freedom (df) of 58 is 2.021 (0.05%) and 2.704 (0.01%). The researcher concludes that mean score before and after taught by using schema activation strategy has difference. It means the alternative hypothesis (ha) was accepted. The use of schema activation strategy in teaching reading comprehension at the second grade students of MTs Tarbiyatul Mustafid Batu Rimpang is effective.

scholarly journals TEACHING READING STRATEGIES FOR EIGHT GRADE OF SMPN 1 JEREWEH

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 24
Author(s):  
Erlin Pebriantika ◽  
Erni Sona Aristia
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Reading Strategies ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Second Language Learners ◽  
English Teachers ◽  
Reading Test ◽  
New Combination ◽  
Teaching Reading ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Post Test

Reading English text as a basic language skill has a complicated process to be absorbed by second language learners. In practice, Text-based has enlarged students to the complicated of reading comprehension. Therefore, various kinds of teaching reading strategies appropriate to students’ characters and needs are determined. This study aimed to identify teaching reading strategies that English teachers frequently use and identify students’ reading achievement by applying certain recommended strategies and identifying its effect in the teaching and learning process. The subject was thirty students in the eighth grade of SMPN 1 Jereweh, Academic Year 2019/2020. Data collection procedures were FGD, In-depth Interview, Observation, and a reading test. The reading test was distributed toward the Pre-test and Post-test. While the data analysis was a qualitative and inferential statistic. The findings showed two kinds of teaching reading strategies that were frequently applied by English teachers in SMPN 1 Jereweh, namely, SQ3R and QAR. By designing a new combination between both of those strategies, students reading comprehension achievement showed that dominantly students’ categorized in “Good “level. The mean score was significantly different (Pre-test= 55.83, while Post-Test= 78.92). In addition, the r = 0.00 < 0.05 meant that there were significant effects before and after implementing SQ3R and QAR strategies. Thus, this design was recommended for teaching reading comprehension.

scholarly journals The Implementation of Reciprocal Method towards the Students' Reading Comprehension at the Second Grade of Junior High School

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 145
Author(s):  
Wendi Kusriandi ◽  
Tiara Putri Kusuma
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Teaching Method ◽  
Second Grade ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Teaching Reading ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
Reciprocal Method ◽  
Experimental Group

The background of this research was based on problems that faced by students in reading class.The use of Reciprocal Method can be used as a teaching method to help teacher in teaching learning, especially in teaching reading comprehension. The study is aimed at responding the following question: 1) How is the implementation of reciprocal method in teaching reading comprehension?, 2)Is reciprocal method effective for students in learning reading comprehension. This research was conducted by using quasi experimental method.The method of the research was quantitative and qualitative. Data were obtained by giving test to the students of second grade (VIII C as experimental Group and VIII E as control group). The instruments that were used to collect data were pre-test and post-test as main instrument and questionnaire as second instrument. The test was used to know students' ability in reading comprehension before and after the teacher implementing Reciprocal Method. Questionnaire was used to know students' perception during teaching learning process. The data for this experimental study were students' reading pre-test post-test scores and students' activites results, and the reading scores were analyzed with Fraenkle and Wallen formula. The result of t is 6,6 t  is 1,997 for α = 5%. So the account table conclusion is t  is higher than t  (t > t ). The research found that the reading account table account table scores of the experimental group is higher than the control group and it is also supported by the students' perception.Furthermore, the students' perception results indicate that there were positive responses towards the use of Reciprocal Method in teaching reading. It was effective both in arousing students' motivation and in improving their reading comprehension. From the results, using Reciprocal Method in teaching reading comprehension was expected to be a new contribution for helping teacher to conduct an effective and interesting learning in the classroom.

PENGARUH CONTEXTUAL TEACHING AND LEARNING (CTL) TERHADAP PEMAHAMAN MEMBACA SISWA

2012 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 30
Author(s):  
Anni Holila Pulungan
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Junior High ◽  
School Students ◽  
Lecture Method ◽  
Contextual Teaching ◽  
Better Than

The study deals with the Contextual Teaching and Learning of the students’ reading comprehension at junior high school. Contextual Teaching and Learning is a new alternative for every teachers to relate the materials to the real world. The aims of the research are to analyze the effect of non and CTL method of the students’ reading comprehension.  The research method is an experimental method. The data analysis is taken from the two classess. Then, they divided into two  groups, the control and experimental group. The major findings of the study shows that the effect of Contextual Teaching and Learning on the students’ reading comprehension is better than the non CTL method-lecture method for the junior high school students.

Utilizing Group Investigation Techniques to Enhance Students’ Reading Comprehension Skills on Recount Text

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 53-61
Author(s):  
Ledy Nur Lely ◽  
Welliam Hamer ◽  
Fathimah Zahroh
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
School Curriculum ◽  
Posttest Score ◽  
Eighth Grade ◽  
Investigation Technique ◽  
Eighth Grade Students ◽  
Class Viii

Recount text is one of the texts in writing which must be taught and stated in Junior High School curriculum. Some students felt that reading text is boring because the students tend to be very lazy to read the text, so that they are not interested in English lessons. The researchers used group investigation technique as one of alternatives in teaching and learning to develop the material and make students more active and interested in class. The objective of this research is to find out whether teaching using group investigation technique is able to develop the students’ reading in recount text at the eighth grade students of SMP Negeri 17 Kota Serang. The methodology of this research was a quantitative research method by using true experimental design. The study was carried out into two classes, Class VIII E as experimental class, and Class VIII C as control class. The results of the study showed that group investigation was able to develop students’ reading comprehension in recount text. Mean of posttest score of the experimental class (67.31) was higher than the control class (64.18). Based on the statistical analysis using t-test analysis, it showed the value of tcount ≥ ttable = 49.12 ≥ 1.99. It means that (Ha) was accepted and the (H0) was rejected. It can be concluded that group investigation is able to develop students’ reading comprehension in recount text at eighth grade students of SMP Negeri 17 Kota Serang.

scholarly journals IMPROVING STUDENTS’ READING COMPREHENSION THROUGH RECIPROCAL TEACHING STRATEGY ON REPORT TEXT

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 385
Author(s):  
Elisa Yulianti ◽  
Eko Setiawan
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Teaching Strategy ◽  
Second Grade ◽  
Learning Method ◽  
Teaching Reading ◽  
Reciprocal Learning ◽  
Know How ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Reciprocal Method ◽  
Report Text

The objectives of this research is to know how to use of reciprocal methods to teaching reading comprehension of the senior high school in second grade. The purpose of the research is to help students’ to cope the difficulties in reading report text, because there are still many students who find it difficult to read English and the lack of reading comprehension of students in class XI Animation of SMK TI Garuda Nusantara Cimahi with the aim of (1) how to implement the Reciprocal Learning method in increasing students' reading comprehension (2) whether there is an increase in student scores after using the Reciprocal Learning method.  The author uses the reciprocal method to increase the ability of students to read comprehension. This research is quantitative by using experimental research methods. After conducting the research obtained the data pre-test (80) and post-test (95). Based on these data, it can be concluded that the use of reciprocal methods in the report text material can improve reading comprehension in students of class XI Animation 2 Vocational School of TI Garuda Nusantara Cimahi.

scholarly journals The Implementation of Note-Taking Pairs Technique in Teaching Reading Comprehension

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 216
Author(s):  
Aisyah Aisyah ◽  
Ani Wahyu Anisa
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Junior High ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Significant Degree ◽  
Teaching Reading ◽  
Note Taking ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
And Control

The aims of this research are to find out whether the implementation of NoteTaking Pairs technique effective in teaching reading comprehension at junior high school. The method used in the research is quantitative method and the design is quasi experimental design. The sampling technique used in this research was random sampling. Two classes were taken as the subject namely experimental and control class. The data of test got from both experimental and control class was analyzed by T test formula. The result of calculation showed that t was 6.58, and t  with df  75 in account table the significant degree of 5% is 1.992. It means that t  is higher than t (6.58 > account table 1.992). The average of post-test in the experimental class was 81, while the KKM of English subject is 75. It can be concluded that Note-Taking Pairs Technique is effective in teaching reading comprehension at junior high school.

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