our ability to understand words, sentences and text.
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It can be seen that reading is exercise which is involve two main components, those are word reading the
ability to read through eyes as a tool and language comprehesion the abiity to understand through brain as a tool.
From those expert above, It can be concluded that reading is an activity in getting meaning or message from the writer to the reader. In doing reading
activity our eyes and brain are work systematically to receive the massages then understanding it. Furthermore, reading consists of two main components those are
word decoding and language comprehension.
2. Reading Comprehension
Talking about reading it cannot be separeted from reading comprehension. When reading something people need the ability to comprehending the message
which the writer states in text. However, comprehending what people read is more than just recognizing and understanding the word. True comprehension means
making sense of what you read and connecting ideas in the text to what you already know. It also means remembering what you have read. In other word,
comprehending means thinking while you read.
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Furthermore, Farris states that reading comprehension is the process of understanding the message that the author is trying to convey. Very simply, it is
making meaning from the written text at hand.
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Understanding a written text means extracting the required information from it as efficiently as possible.
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It can be seen that reading comprehesion is a ability in understanding the message of the
text that the writer want to convey. It is not only understanding the meaning but also synthesize it with reader perior knowladge.
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Jane Oakhil et al, Understanding Teaching Reading Comprehension A Handbook, New York: Routladge,2015 p.2
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Beatrice S. Mikulecky and Linda Jeffries, Advanced Reading Power: Extensive Reading, Vocabulary Building, Comprehension Skills, Reading Faster, New York: Longman, 2007, p.74
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Pamella J. Farris, Teaching Reading a Balanced Approach For Today’s Classrooms, New
York: McGraw-Hill Companies, 2004 p. 321
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Francoise Grellet, Developing Reading Skills A practical guide to reading comprehension exercise, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1981 p. 3
