THE USE OF DRTA STRATEGY TO IMPROVE READING COMPREHENSION ABILITY OF STUDENTS

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to find out whether the DRTA strategy can be used to improve students’ reading comprehension ability. As many as 64.9% of SMA 1 Pamotan students have difficulty in content understanding of the texts. In general, they do not understand the main meanings and ideas in the quick reading. In this study, the researcher examined the advantages of reading comprehension using DRTA strategies, so that teachers could apply it in English language learning. This study was conducted using qualitative research, which used instruments from previous studies and a questionnaire that was distributed to students. The results showed that the students agreed that the DRTA strategy could increase students’ reading interest and comprehension ability. The result showed by the percentage of students as much as 89.6% of students who chose to agree that DRTA strategies can improve reading comprehension ability.