Pictures in Series as the Way to Teach Reading on the Ninth Grade Students at SMPN 1 Besuki-Situbondo

Abstract

This research was intended to improve students' active participation and their reading comprehension achievement by using pictures in series. Purposive method was used to choose SMPN 1 Besuki-Situbondo as the researcher area. The data collection methods were reading test, observation, interview and documentation. The research subjects were 32 students of class IX C. The action was done in two cycles in which each cycle consisted of three meetings. Two meetings for teaching reading by using picture in series and the third meeting for reading test. This research was conducted collaboratively with the ninth grade English teacher. The students' participation in cycle 1 was 62.5% and in cycle 2 was 75% then the result of students' reading comprehension test in cycle 1 was 78.12% and in cycle 2 was 84.37% it means that the use of picture in series could improve the students' reading achievement.