Utilizing Reciprocal Teaching Method to Improve The Students’ Reading Comprehension at SMA Negeri 1 Muara Jawa

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigated the effect of implementing the Reciprocal Teaching Method (RTM) in teaching reading comprehension to the first grade students’ of SMA Negeri 1 Muara Jawa. Reciprocal Teaching Method is one of spacious method that has four strategies: predicting, clarifying, summarizing, and questioning. The quantitative and qualitative were utilized in order to collect the data. The data were collected through observations, test, and interview, in which one class is taken as the sample consist 34 students’ of this study. The result showed that the students’ were active and intensively improved their reading proficiency during the RTM was implemented. And it could be said that the use of Reciprocal Teaching Method was considered effective in improving student’s reading comprehension. Therefore teachers are suggested to consider using this method for teaching reading that instils the students on how to apply the four comprehension strategies used in reading.