The Formulation of the Problem The Objective of the Study

recreate meaningful discourse”. 3 Because of its complexity, it is apparent that one simple definition will not be sufficient, for those reason reading would be described and defined in various ways. There are many kinds of reading texts; descriptive, recount, spoof, report, procedural, explanation, narrative, argumentative, persuasive, exposition and ect. And in this research the writer use descriptive and procedural texts based on KTSP for the first grade of junior high school”. 4 Membaca 1. Memahami makna teks tulis fungsional dan esei pendek sangat sederhana berbentuk descriptive dan procedure yang berkaitandengan lingkungan terdekat 1.1 Merespon makna yang terdapat dalam teks tulis fungsional pendek sangat sederhana secara akurat, lancar dan berterima yang berkaitan dengan lingkungan terdekat 1.2 Merespon makna dan langkah retorika secara akurat, lancar dan berterima dalam esei sangat sederhana yang berkaitan dengan lingkungan terdekat dalam teks berbentuk descriptive dan procedure 1.3 Membaca nyaring bermakna teks fungsional dan esei pendek dan sangat sederhana berbentuk descriptive dan procedure dengan ucapan, tekanan dan intonasi yang berterima And Walter said that “there are five answers responding to the questions about what are the definitions of reading, which are: a. Reading is a complex process. 3 Sandra Silberstin, Techniques and Resources in Teaching Reading, New York: Oxford University Press, 1994, p. 12. 4 https:dl.dropboxusercontent.comu174508138DadangJSNPBMBahasaInggrisSK- KDBahasaInggrisSMP-MTs.doc, accessed on June 2015. b. Reading means to get information from the printed page. c. Reading is the ability to pronounce and comprehend the printed word. d. Reading is interpreting sounds, letters, or symbols by assigning meanings too them. e. Reading is receiving ideas and impressions from an author via printed words.” 5 Those statements above show various definitions of reading, it also means that universally acceptable definition does not exist. But a simple conclusion may give easier understanding, reading means complex process of thinking in assigning meaning from printed material which involves most of the readers’ intellectual act such as pronunciation and comprehension in order to receive ideas or information extended by the text.

2. Kinds of Reading

And according to Francoise Grellet the kinds of reading are: a. Skimming. It is a process of reading in which happen quickly running one’s eyes over a text to get the gist of it. b. Scanning. It is a process of reading in which quickly going through a text to find a particular piece of information. c. Extensive reading. Reading longer texts, usually for one’s own pleasure. This is a fluency activity, mainly involving global understanding. d. Intensive reading. Reading shorter texts, to extract specific information. This is more an accuracy activity involving reading for detail”. 6 5 Walter T. Petty and Julien M. Jesen, Developing Childrens’ Language, Boston: Allyn and Bacon Inc, 1980, p. 207. 6 Francoise Grellet, Developing Reading Skills, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2010, p. 4.