The Definitions of POSSE strategy

1 Student can activate their prior knowledge about the topic and link it with new information contained in the text. 2 Student can infer context that is explicit by using background knowledge. 3 Students are encouraged to organize their existing knowledge and then summarize and elaborate on the connections between what they already knew and what they have already learned. 4 Students can comprehend the text effectively by using graphic organizers used during organize and summarize steps. 5 Students can self-monitor themselves by comparing their first graphic organizer and their second one. It makes the students become active readers that can apply this strategy effectively and automatically. B. Related Research Studies Some researchers have proved the effectiveness of POSSE strategy in teaching reading comprehension. POSSE strategy has been proven to be helpful to improve the students’ achievement in comprehending reading material Englert Marriage in Westwood: 2008. Meljulita 2012 applied POSSE strategy in improving students reading comprehension in the eighth grade students of SMP N 2 Jujuhan in academic year of 20122013. The research finding shows that the POSSE strategy improves students’ reading comprehension. There is an improvement in students’ reading scores as justified by the gain score of students scores of pre-test and post-test. Research conducted by Pesa and Somers 2007 also found that if not prompted students do not properly implement all steps of the POSSE strategy, which in turn means that they are not able to properly identify the main ideas of the passages because they do not take the time to familiarise themselves with the text before reading or take time to organize the information. Therefore, it is important for students to implement all of the steps of the POSSE strategy to comprehend the text. Moreover, Yunetri 2011 also has proved that POSSE strategy can improve students’ reading comprehension. This strategy has motivated students in the teaching learning process. By using POSSE strategy, students become more active in the learning activities. Students discuss their reading and use the strategies of predicting, organizing, searching, summarizing and evaluating to comprehend text. In reference to the three studies above, it can be concluded that the POSSE strategy has been proven as a usefu l strategy to enhance students’ reading comprehension.

C. Conceptual Framework of the Research

Reading is a kind of a crucial activity in an attempt to master a certain language. In relation to the English language learning, reading is one of the four essential skills that language learners need to acquire. The ability or skill of comprehending a message or content is the main goal of reading in language instruction. However, comprehending a text message is not easy for the students. It is not a solely understanding the meaning of each sentence in the text. Nevertheless, it is an understanding the intended meaning of a whole text by the writer.