EJI (English Journal of Indragiri) : Studies in Education, Literature, and Linguistics
Vol. 1 No. 2 (2017): EJI (English Journal of Indragiri): Studies in Education, Literature, and Lingu

THE USE OF LRD (Listen-Read-Discuss) STRATEGY TO IMPROVE STUDENTS’ READING COMPREHENSION OF THE SECOND GRADE STUDENTS AT SMP N.2 TEMBILAHAN

Sri Erma Purwanti (Islamic University of Indragiri)

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Publish Date
30 Jul 2017

Abstract

The aim of this research is to find out the effectiveness of using LRD Strategy in improving students’ reading comprehension of the second-grade students at SMPN.2 Tembilahan. LRD strategy is a literacy strategy that builds students’ prior knowledge before they read a text. It is a powerful tool for engaging struggling readers in classroom discussion. There were two classes taken by the researcher, experimental group, and control group. The treatment was given to the experimental group for eight meetings. The materials were Recount text and Descriptive Text. The instrument used was multiple choices test consisting of 30 questions. By the end of the meeting, the researcher gave them post-test. The result of the analysis shows that the LRD strategy significantly improves the students’ reading comprehension.

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EJI (English Journal of Indragiri) : Studies in Education, Literature, and Linguistics
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eji

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Universitas Islam Indragiri

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Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

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EJI (English Journal of Indragiri): Studies in Education, Literature, and Linguistics is a scientific journal issued by the English Study Program FKIP Islamic University of Indragiri Tembilahan Riau. It includes authentic studies, conceptual, and best work articles in English education, literature, ...