THE INCREASING THE STUDENTS’ READING
COMPREHENSION THROUGH LISTEN-READ-DISCUSS (LRD) STRATEGY
CHAPTER
I
INTRODUCTION
A. Background
Nowadays, science and technology
development demands people to increase their knowledge and experience. One way
to increase their knowledge and experience is by reading. Reading is one-step
to study effectively. Through this step, it can develop our memory,
comprehension, and more knowledge for example when the people study textbook,
article, short story, and even a novel. Reading can increase our science and
give us knowledge information. Reading is an activity with a purpose. Someone
may read for many reasons, for instance to gain information and exiting
knowledge, or in order to critique a writer’s ideas or writing style.
Reading is one
of the basic communicative skill, but it has very complex process. It can
be said that, reading is a process in which reader finds information given by
the writer in the written form. In this case, reading can be said as an
interactive process, checks, and ask questions about what the text is about. Leonard
(1961) states that reading involves nothing more than correlating sound image,
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