Teaching Strategies for Improving Reading Fluents at Grade 7 UPT SMP Negeri 18 Medan

Abstract

This study aims to improve 7th-grade students' English reading skills at UPT SMP NEGERI 18 MEDAN. In this study, there are teaching strategies that teachers can use to help students improve their English reading skills. One strategy that can be applied is through Pre-Reading, During Reading, and Post-Reading. This study examines whether students' English reading skills are related to the strategies used by teachers during classroom learning activities. This study uses a qualitative descriptive research method. This study used subjects from grades 71, 72, 73, where each class consisted of 34 students. By using purposeful sampling. This study uses data analysis techniques, namely the data reduction stage, the data presentation stage, and the conclusions. The results of the study based on teaching strategies in the classroom show an average of "before reading" (M = 3.99), "during reading" (M = 3.91), and "after reading" (M = 3.89). Then there is a level of student reading comprehension in the 'good' category (M = 82.25). These results prove that there is a significant relationship between the two variables with a very strong correlation level.