IMPROVING STUDENTS’ READING COMPREHENSION BY USING LOOK AND SAY METHOD AT SMP TRI SAKTI 1 MEDAN IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2021/2022
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.54367/kairos.v5i3.1744Keywords:
Look and Say Method, Reading ComprehensionAbstract
This research was conducted in order to improve students’ Reading Comprehension on Descriptive Texts through Look and Say method and to know the students’ responses towards the learning reading comprehension through Look and Say method at SMP Tri Sakti 1 Medan. In conducting this research, the writer used Classroom Action Research (CAR). This research showed that teaching reading comprehension through Look and Say method at SMP Tri Sakti 1 Medan could improve their reading comprehension. The result of the test showed that the students’ mean score in pre-test is 76.75, in formative test the mean score is 80.90, and in post-test the mean score is 85.62. The writer concluded that Look and Say method could improve the seventh grade students’ reading comprehension on descriptive texts of SMP Tri Sakti 1 Medan. On the other hand, the students’ responses towards the method of the teaching sound good because above 90% of the students are interested, motivated and understand the lesson with the Look and Say method.References
Afflerbach, P. 2018. Understanding and Using Reading Assessement, K-12 (3rd Edition.) Alexandra: ASCD.
Arikunto, S. 2002. Prosedur Penelitian Suatu Pendekatan Praktik (Edisi Revisi V). Jakarta: Rineka Cipta.
Beare, K. 2014. Improve Reading Skiil. Online. Retrieved from http://esl.about.com/od/englishreadingskills/a/readingskills.htm.
Best, J. N., and Khan, J. V. 2002. Research in Education. New Delhi: Prentice Hall of India.
Bilbao, M., Donguilla, C., & Vasay, M. 2016. Level of Reading Comprehension of the Education Student. Internasional Journal of Liberal Arts, Education, Social, Sciences and Philosophical Studies, 4, 342-353. https://ejournals.ph/form/cite.php?id=13762
Brown, H. D. 2000. Principles of Language Learning and Teaching. New York: Longman.
__________. 2004. Language Assessment: Principles and Classroom Practices. New York: Pearson Education.
Burns, P. C. 2010. Doing Action Research in English Language Teaching: A Guide for Practitioners. London: Routledge.
Edhitin, G. 2000. Developing Reading Skill for EFL Students. Jakarta: Departmen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Indonesia.
Endriani. 2020. The Effectiveness of Look-Say Method in Teaching Reading Comprehension for Seventh Grade Students of SMPN 1 Keruak Lombok Timur in Academic Years 2019/2020. Sarjana’s Thesis. English Education Program, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education: Universitas Muhammadiyah Mataram.
Doman, G. 1989. How to Teach Your Baby to Read. Philadelphia: The Baby Press.
Gerot, L., and Peter, W. 1994. Making Sense of Functional Grammar. Gerd Stabler: Sydney.
Grabe, W., and Stoller, F. L. 2020. Teaching and Researching Reading (3rd Edition). New York: Routledge.
Klingner, J. K, et al. 2007. Teaching Reading Comprehension to Students with Learning Difficulties. New York: The Guide for Press.
Linse, C. T. 2005. Practical English Language Teaching: Young Learners. New York: McGraw-Hill Companies.
Maulizan. 2015. Teaching Reading Comprehension to EFL Junior High School Students. English Education Journal. http://www.jurnal.unsyiah.ac.id/EEJ/article/view/2580. Accessed on 14 April 2020.
Mettetal, G. 2001. The What, Why and How of Classroom Action Research. The Journal of Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (JoSoTL). 2(1), 8.
Nofiandari, N. 2016. The Effectiveness of Using “Look and Say Method” in teaching Reading to Increase Student’s Reading Achievement for the Fourth Grade The Students of MI Baiyurrahman Suwaluh Academic Year 2015/2016. Sarjana’s Thesis. English Education Department. Faculty of Tarbiyah and Teacher Training: Institut Agama Islam Negeri (IAIN) Tulungagung.
Pang, S, et al. 2003. Teaching Reading: Educational Practices Series. France: Sadag, Bellegarde.
Pardo, L.S. 2004. What Every Teacher needs to Know about Comprehension. International Reading Association. (pp. 272-280).
Patel, M. F., and Jain, P. M. 2008. English Language Teaching (Methods, Tools & Techniques). Jaipur: Sunrise Publisher & Distributor.
Ramelan. 1992. English Phonetics. Semarang: IKIP Semarang Press.
Slattery, Marry and Willis, J. 2001. English for Primary Teachers. London: Oxford University Press.
Snow, C. C. 2002. Reading for Understanding towards An R & D Program in Reading Comprehension. Santa Monica: RAND.
Thomas, R. M. 2003. Blending Qualitative and Quantitative Research Methods in Theses and Dissertations. California: Corwin Press.
Wardiman, et al. 2008. English in Focus: for Grade VII Junior High School (SMP/MTs). Jakarta: Pusat Perbukuan, DEPDIKNAS.
Winter, R and Giddings, C. 2001. A Handbook for Action Research in Health and Social Care. New York: Routledge.
Wren, Sebastian, & Watts, Jennifer. 2002. Abecedarian Reading Assessment. Online at www.balancedreading.com/assessment/.
