The Effect of Reading Strategies and Student's Attitude on Their Reading Comprehension at SMKN 1 Pandeglang

duverger, maurice; prof.dr.h. gunawan suryosaputro, m.hum; dr. santi chairani djonhar, ma;

From the preliminary study, it was found that the result of the reading comprehension of the students of SMK Negeri 1 Pandeglang was still unsatisfactory. The problem was caused by these facts: the students’ vocabulary was low, they had trouble with basic reading skills and strategies, and the content of the text was not accessible to the students. These facts were caused by the teacher who instructed the students to do the tasks
individually in which the activities without give or teach strategy firstly. Dealing with the condition, an appropriate strategy was needed to improve the students’ reading comprehension. Accordingly, with the endeavor of improving the students’ reading comprehension, DRTA and SQ3R strategies were applied in this
study.