INVESTIGATING TEACHER’S STRATEGIES IN TEACHING READING FOR NINTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMP NEGERI 8 SAMARINDA IN ACADEMIC YEAR 2022/2023

Abstract

Noor Kamila, 2023. “Investigating Teacher’s Strategies in Teaching Reading for Ninth Grade Students of SMP Negeri 8 Samarinda in Academic Year 2022/2023.” Thesis, English Education Department, Teacher Training and Education Faculty, State Islamic University Sultan Aji Muhammad Idris Samarinda. This research is under the guidance of Mr. Dr. Umar Fauzan, M.Pd. as the first advisor, and Mrs. Anis Komariah, M.Pd. as the second advisor.

Reading is one of the language skills which is very important to be learned by students. By reading, students will get information and knowledge that they need. In teaching reading, teacher must have teaching strategies. Teaching strategies are procedures that a teacher does to help students achieve a learning goal. The teacher must use an effective teaching reading strategy that can help students to improve their reading. This research aimed to investigate the teacher’s strategies in teaching reading for ninth grade students at SMP Negeri 8 Samarinda in academic year 2022/2023 and the implementation of the strategies.

The research design of this research is qualitative research. The subject of this research is the English teacher at SMP Negeri 8 Samarinda. The data were obtained from interview, observation, and documentation. Then, the data were analyzed using an interactive model of Miles, Huberman, and Saldana condensation. The data were validated using source and technical triangulation.

Based on the data result, the researcher found that teacher’s strategies in teaching reading for ninth grade students of SMP Negeri 8 Samarinda were scaffolding, which is to provide stimulus and help to the students’ difficulties; think aloud, to invite the students to share their thoughts; and question and answer (QAR) strategy, which is asking some questions to the students to ensure that they understand the text they read. The teacher implemented the strategies to help the students improve their reading.