d oral reading
2 checking comprehension
a students answer questions
b students take notes
c students translite
3 facilitating comprehension
a the teacher simplifies
b the teacher guides
c the teacher explains
d the teacher translites
C. The Post-After Reading
1 students summarize the text
2 students compare several text
3 students match with the titlepicture,etc.
4 Students resequence resembled the texts
5 Practising reading skill
6 Practising other language skill.
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David Peaty, a Taxonomy of Procedures for Teaching EFL Reading. Available on http: www.ritsumei.ac.jpacdrek-rsclcskiyou8-1RitsIILCS_8.1pp.183-193Peaty.pdf on June 28 2016
Based on steps above, it can be concluded that steps of teaching reading there are three steps include before reading, while reading stage and after reading. In
before reading stage there are many activities that can be done by the teacher such as: simulating students’ curiosity, teacher explains the goal and teacher
presents the background information. In while reading, the students read the sentences, students answer the question and the teacher guides the students. Then
in the after reading stage, students summarize the text, students compare several text, practising reading skill.
D. Concept of Reading Comprehension
Before dealing with the definition of reading comprehension it is necessary to define the meaning of comprehension itself. Comprehension is the intentional
thinking process that occurs as we read.
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In addition, Tankersley states that comprehension is the center of reading.
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She also says that comprehension is the hearth of reading process and we bring our life experience to the act of reading.
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It can be seen that comprehension is obe part which become important in reading, this process need intentional thinking, students as the readers need more
focus to able comprehend the text. By the statements above, it can be concluded
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The National Reading Panel:
Five Components of Reading Instruction Frequently Asked Questions,
pp.1-3. Available Onlinehttp:www.google.co.id.url?saFnationalreadingpanel_faq.pdf. Accessed on 14
th
of January 20016, p. 2
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Karen Tankersley,
The Threads of Reading
, Alexandria: ASCD, 2003, p.90
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Ibid,
p.114
