2.6 The Procedures of Teaching Reading Narrative Text by Using Pictures in
Series.
The success of teaching and learning process does not only depend on the material and the media, but also on the process in giving the material and applying
the media itself. Rivas 1999:16-18 explains three stages that should be done in teaching reading as follows.
1. Pre-reading Pre-reading activities are the aspects that should not be denied in teaching
reading. These activities have two main functions. The first function is to seek the students’ involvement, interest and motivation. The second function is to provide the
preparation that will guide the students in the next step. In this research, pre-reading will be conducted by doing the following activities.
a. Giving pictures in series in order to attract the students’ attention and interest. b. Asking some leading questions to focus the students in the topic.
c. Stating the objectives of teaching and learning process. 2. While-reading
While-reading activities have the main goals in skill practice, linguistic development, as well as helping students to understand the writer’s purpose, the text
structure and the content of the text. In this research, while-reading will be conducted by doing the following activities.
a. Asking the students to read the text silently accompanied by pictures in series. b. Reviewed about narrative text and related to the text they had read.
c. Finding the meanings of the difficult words found in the text. d. Asking some questions related to the text in order to know the students’
comprehension. There are three types of comprehension questions as follows Rivas, 1999:17.
1. Direct reference questions
This kind of question is delivered to the students to give the students practice on language rather than on comprehending the text. Direct
reference questions can be answered without understanding the content of text. Direct reference question also can be used to check the students’
word comprehension. Example:
a.What is the title of the story?
b.What is the similar meaning of the word “worried” in paragraph 5?