TEACHING READING COMPREHENSION IN REPORT TEXT BY

USING LISTEN, READ, AND DISCUSS STRATEGY AT JUNIOR HIGH

SCHOOL
BY

Lola febrina
Dona alicia m.pd
*staf pengajar program studi pendidikan bahasa inggris

Abstrak
Penulisan jurnal ini bertujuan untuk membantu mengatasi salah satu dari
sekian banyak permasalahan yang ada dalam pengajaran membaca disekolah
lanjutan tingkat pertama (SLTP). Dalam pengajaran membaca siswa mendapat
banyak kesulitan karena beberapa factor yaitu kurangnya kosa kata dalam bahasa
inggris, kurangnya pemahaman mereka terhadap sebuah text dan tidak adanya
strategy yang digunakan guru dalam mengajar. Selain itu, jurnal ini juga
dimaksudkan sebagai masukan bagi guru-guru bahasa inggris dalam
melaksanakan pengajaran membaca sehingga menjadi daya tarik bagi siswa dalam
belajar membaca. Dalam jurnal ini, penulis membahas tentang bagaimana
mengajarkan reading melalui strategi mendengar, membaca, mendiskusikan
(Listen, Read, and Discuss strateg) dengan bertujuan membuat siswa lebih tertarik
dan memahami materi yang ada dalam reading tersebut.
Listen, Read, and Discuss yaitu sebuah strategi untuk memahami text
dengan cara mendengarkan (Listen) penjelasan guru, yaitu sebelum membaca,
guru memberikan penjelasan singkat tentang sebuah text, dan siswa
mendengarkan. Kemudian membaca text (Read) dimana siswa membaca text yang
diberikan oleh guru untuk membandingkan antara informasi dari text yang dibaca
dengan penjelasan guru sebelumnya. Kemudian, mendiskusikan (Discuss) yaitu
guru membentuk kelompok diskusi untuk mendiskusikan text tersebut dan
memberikan beberapa pertanyaan untuk meningkatkan pemahaman siswa

Keyword : reading comprehension

chapter 1

essay in the form of descriptive,

introduction

narrative, and report in the content of

daily life and for getting the science.

A. Background of the problem

However, in fact based on the

writers

Reading is one of the most

experience

in

practice

important skills in English language

teaching at Junior High School 23

learning that should be mastered

Padang, there are some problems that

besides

and

the writer found. First, most of

writing by the students as the

students were read only without

learners.

the

knowing what they read. Second, the

students will get many advantages,

teacher had not a strategy in teaching

such to get information, which they

reading. The teacher gave a text to

never get before that will improve

students, and then asked them to read

their knowledge, and it can make

it

them easy to connect their ideas on

comprehension.

speaking,

Through

listening,

reading,

reading towards what they have

in

order

to

build

their

Show the conclusion of what they

already know, and to understand

have read. As a result, they do not do

what they have read.

what they were supposed to do, most

Considering the importance

of them failed in understanding the

of reading, it is very essential for

text. It occurs when the teacher gave

students to comprehend what they

some questions based on the text,

read. In this case, reading should be

their answer diverge to the question.

given the greatest attention in any

The

level of education. Based on the

vocabulary.

School

2006

understand what the meaning of

Satuan

word or sentence in the text. They

Pendidikan) of Junior High School,

have difficulties in comprehending

in standard competence of reading

the text. When they found the

skill is understanding the meaning of

difficult words. They do not try to

short functional text and simple

check it in the dictionary. They

Based

(Kurikulum

Curriculum
Tingkat

last,

students
So,

they

have
did

lack
not

always hope the teacher will translate

On the other hand, Brown

the meaning of reading to them

(2003:7)

with

the strategy to solve the students

students

background

understand

problem. The teachers can use

ease

reading

as

intellect and emotion interrelated

discussed above, the teachers require

to

that

combination of word recognition,

As a solution of the problem

strategy

says

knowledge

the

to

message

communicated. It means that, in

in

learning reading readers need to

comprehending the text. The students

combine their prior knowledge with

can understand the learning material

their

and teaching learning activity will be

existing

knowledge

to

comprehend what is being read. It

done.

will show that every students has

Chapter II

different

Review of the related literature

comprehending what is being read

own

ability

in

based on their own background

knowledge.

A. Definition of Reading
Reading is an ability in which

B.

a reader gets meaning from the

printed

materials

that

Definition

of

Reading

Comprehension

involve
The

thinking process. According to Cartel

comprehension

of

information in the text requires

et al (2001:144) state that reading is

variety of skill. In fact, reading

the interaction between readers and

comprehension is a process of

text that makes dynamic relationship

understanding

between two. It means that reading is

to

written

text.

According to Brain (2003:6) states

a active process in which a reader

reading comprehension is the process

just takes something from the text

of understanding and constructing

without any effort, but it is a

meaning from the text.

dynamic process that is achieved by

the readers in his/her interaction with

Linse (2005:71) states that

the text, task and setting.

reading comprehension is a process

of

negotiating

understanding

In

addition

McKenna

between the writer and reader. It

(2002:94) said that Listen, Read, and

means, the reader can feel what the

Discuss is a strategy especially

writers think when reading. In other

designed for struggling readers. Its

hand the reader can get information

three

from the passage or text that suitable

during, and after stages of all reading

with the writers meaning.

lesson format. it means that there are

stages

students listen the explanation about

the material from the teachers.

According to Schleppegrell

Second, the teachers ask the students

(2004) report text is relates a set of

to read the text to get their

facts, using specific statement to

comprehension. Finally the teachers

back up general ones. It means that

guide the students to discuss to know

report text is a text which describes

the comprehension about the text.

thing general. Then, report text

contains the class or subclass of the

Bab III

topic

Discussion

Usually,

before,

three stages in this strategy. First, the

C. Definition of Report Text

described.

represents

report

reported general data.

In

D. Listen, Read, and Discuss

According

to

Manzo

Discuss strategy at Junior High

&

School students, the teacher should

Casale (1995:10) Listen, Read, and

select the teaching material. It is

Discuss is a comprehension strategy

important for the teacher because

that builds students prior knowledge

he/she want to use for teaching and

before they read a text, during

and

after

reading

then can help them in teaching

by

learning process successfully. In

listening the teachers short lecture,

reading

reading

comprehension through Listen, Read,

Strategy

reading,

teaching

text

selection,

teaching material the teacher should

and

consider the following aspects:

discussing.

1. The teacher complexity of the

Chapter IV

teaching material.

Conclusion

The teacher should judge

Based

complexity of the material that

Report

text

is

English.

Moreover,

reading

has

important role toward students daily

teacher choose one topic that is

life for getting success in English

tsunami.

itself. This skill is also needed as the

2. The time allocation

basis way to understand the sentence,

paragraph, texts and even any kinds

The teacher should consider

of

the time allocated and the ability of

Therefore,

to improve students reading skill.

2x45 minutes. Pre teaching activities

whilst

language.

strategy for teaching reading in order

teacher makes the time allocations

minutes,

written

teacher should find the appropriate

the students. In this material the

15

previous

reading is one of important skill in

the

material in this preparation and the

in

the

chapters, the writer can conclude that

suitable to the students background

knowledge.

on

teaching

Meanwhile, Listen, Read, and

activity in 60 minutes and post

Discuss is a strategy that builds

teaching activities in 15 minutes.

students

background

knowledge

before reading a text by teacher

3. Media

guide

through

brief

explanation

Media is very important in

orally. And help them to comprehend

teaching learning process because

the text by reading to compare the

media can make the students creative

students

and interesting to the topic. In this

understanding about the text, and

paper, the media is picture

discussing it. It meets between

explanation

and

their

teachers explanation and students

comprehension. It might be active
teaching in learning for teachers and
students. in needed, the strategy has

students

monitor

Perry, T & Thomas, R. 2001.

Practice Active for the
classroom.
Australis:
curriculum corporation

their

comprehension and learn to read

more thoughtfully and purposely.
Therefore,

this

strategy

is

one

Schleppegrell, Marry J. 2004. The

language of schooling: a
fuctional linguistic perspective.
New
jersey:
Lawrence
Erlbaum associates, I nc.

effective way to solve students

difficulties

in

reading

comprehension.
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