Improving Reading Comprehension Through

IMPROVING READING COMPREHENSION
THROUGH EXTENSIVE READING ACTIVITY
( A Classroom Action Research for the Second Grade Students

of SMP Muhammadiyah 3 Mlati, Academic Years 2013-2014 )
By:
Budi Prasetyono
09004347
Background of the Study
Mastering reading is important for young
learners to master another English skills
Young learners need reading anytime,
anywhere, and any situation, especially in
obtaining information
In several situations, reading need to be done
effectively according to the learners’ purposes
Several aspects above require a good reading
comprehension
Identification of the Problem
HOPE The students have good reading comprehension
1 Unideal condition of teaching

and learning reading
1. Reading without purpose and strategy

2 2. Performing bad response towards the
reading learning process
3 The students’ reading

comprehension is not good
PROBLEM
Why “Extensive Reading Activity” ?
The characteristics of Extensive Reading
Activity serve a circumstance that is required
to solve the problems in the research setting
The researcher is interested to implement

Extensive Reading Activity in a classroom
action research construction
Formulation of the problem
How can the quality of teaching and learning process
of reading be improved through Extensive Reading
activity?
How is the students’ response in learning reading

using Extensive Reading activity?
How is the improvement of the students’ reading

comprehension through Extensive Reading activity?
Objectives of the Study
To improve the quality of teaching and learning process
of reading through Extensive Reading activity.
To describe the students’ response in learning reading

using Extensive Reading activity.
To describe the improvement of students’ reading

comprehension through Extensive Reading activity.
Research Setting, Time, and Subject
SMP Muhammadiyah 3 Mlati, Sleman
First semester of the academic year of 2013-2014
The second grade students (VIIIA Class)

Research Instruments and
Data Analyzing Techniques
Observation Tests
Interview
Questionaire
Descriptive Qualitative Descriptive Quantitative

Technique Technique
Recconnaisance Process
Sharpened Problems:
1. The quality of teaching and learning process

need to be improved
2. The students response in following reading
activity
3. The students’ reading comprehension need to
be improved
Implementation of the Research
CYCLE I CYCLE II
Meeting 1, 2, 3 for Meeting 1, 2, 3 for

delivering the material delivering the
material
Meeting 4 for assessing
the students’ reading Meeting 4 for
comprehension assessing the students’
improvement reading
comprehension
improvement
The Improvement of the Quality of Teaching
and Learning Process of Reading
CYCLE I CYCLE II
 The students felt a new  The progress of the activity was
atmosphere in reading more satisfying
activity
 The students were able to
develop their competence in
 The students started using several strategies and
using some beneficial techniques of reading
strategies and techniques
 The students started  The students performed good

reading with objective response in following the activity.
The Students’ Response in Learning Reading Using
Extensive Reading Activity
10
9 Students' Response
8
6
Axis Title
0
Interest Enthusiasm Seriousness Comfort Participation
The Improvement of the Students’ Reading Comprehension
90 83.2
74.8
80 (Excelent)
(Good)
70
56.2
60 (Fair)
50
40
30
20
10
0
Pre test Post-test I Post-test II
Conclusion
 Using of Extensive Reading activity was able to improve the
quality of the teaching and learning process of reading in the
research setting
 The students commonly performed good response in

following the teaching and learning process of reading
 Theimplementation of teaching and learning activity using

Extensive Reading activity have improved the students’
reading comprehension
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IMPROVING READING COMPREHENSION

THROUGH EXTENSIVE READING ACTIVITY

( A Classroom Action Research for the Second Grade Students

1 Unideal condition of teaching

1. Reading without purpose and strategy

3 The students’ reading

The researcher is interested to implement

How is the students’ response in learning reading

How is the improvement of the students’ reading

To describe the students’ response in learning reading

To describe the improvement of students’ reading

First semester of the academic year of 2013-2014

The second grade students (VIIIA Class)

Descriptive Qualitative Descriptive Quantitative

1. The quality of teaching and learning process

Meeting 1, 2, 3 for Meeting 1, 2, 3 for

 The students started  The students performed good

 The students commonly performed good response in

 Theimplementation of teaching and learning activity using

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