THE INFLUENCE OF USING READING REPORT ON THEudSTUDENTS’ COMPREHENSION OF NARRATIVE TEXT ATudTHE SECOND YEAR STUDENTS OFudSMP NEGERI 13 CIREBON

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Nisa Umunawaroh : THE INFLUENCE OF USING READING REPORT ONudTHE STUDENTS’ COMPREHENSION OFudNARRATIVE TEXT AT THE SECOND YEARudSTUDENTS OF SMP NEGERI 13 CIREBONudReading is not easy that involve some skills. Readers should consider words,udsentences, and grammar. Many people have difficulties in reading because they doudnot understand words, sentences, and grammar in the text. To solve these problem,udthe researcher use reading report.udReading report is a description of information in the text that is understoodudfrom the process of reading written in form of a report sheet. The elements in audreading report can help the readers use microskills in reading. Narrative texts can beudeasier to be understood by guided with reading report.udThe method used in this research is quantitative research. It use one – groupudpretest posttest design. One class consist of 35 students was given a treatment. Theyudwere pre-tested, then they were taught to understand narrative texts using readingudreport as guidance. They were post-tested after the treatment. This is used to know ifudthe students’ ability in understanding reading narrative textincrease or not.udThe result of pre-test shows that the average score is 54.08. It means that theudstudents’ comprehension of narrative textbefore using reading report is low. Theudresult of post-test shows that the average score 82.57. It means that the students’udcomprehension of narrative text after using reading report is good. The result ofudanalysis using t-test shows that tcount score is 2.38 and ttable score is 2.03. it means thatudtcount is higher that ttable(2.38>2.03). If tcount is higher that ttable, so Ha accepted and Houdrejected.udIt can be concluded that the reading report has influence on the students’udcomprehension of narrative text. Reading report can help students to understandudreading texts, especially narrative text. It is suggestions that to help readersudunderstand narrative texts, reading report can be used.