The Use of Directed Reading Thinking Activity (DRTA) Strategy in Teaching Reading Comprehension in The Ninth Grade of SMPN 3 Pulung Ponorogo

Abstract

The objective of this research was to examine the use of DRTA Strategy in teaching reading comprehension at the ninth grade of SMPN 3 Pulung Ponorogo in academic year 2023/2024. This research applied a qualitative approach with a descriptive qualitative design. The data were collected by observation, interview, and documentation. The result of the research showed that the use of Directed Reading-Thinking Activity (DR-TA) in teaching reading comprehension narrative texts at SMPN 3 Pulung Ponorogo is follows: In the first step, the teacher introduces the text to the students. The second step, students are asked to make predictions based on the title clues. The third step, students are asked to predict image clues by asking several questions, The fourth step, Students are given 10 minutes to read the entire text. The fifth step, the teacher invites students to jointly assess the accuracy of the story predictions and adjust them according to the story they have read. The last step, the teacher repeats the steps until all lesson parts have been covered.