GUIDE READING AND SUMMARIZING PROCEDURE (GRASP) STRATEGY TO IMPROVE STUDENTS’ READING COMPREHENSION

Abstract

      This study aims to determine whether the GRASP approach can improve reading comprehension of class VIII students of MTs Al-Kifayah Riau. The research methodology was classroom action research (CAR). This research was conducted in 2 cycles, each consisting of 4 meetings. Reading test was used as an instrument of this research. To obtain the data, 33 class VIII students of MTs Al-Kifayah Riau became the research subjects. Based on the results of the research, class VIII students of MTs Al-Kifayah Riau were able to improve their reading comprehension using the Guided Reading and Summarizing Procedure (GRASP) strategy. Students improved better after the second cycle of action. Therefore, the Guided Reading and Summarizing Procedure (GRASP) strategy is sufficient for reading comprehension of class VIII MTs Al-Kifayah Riau.