THE STUDY OF DIFFICULTIES FACTORS IN READING COMPREHENSION AT JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL AL HIDAYAH IN MALANG

GILANG AL BAIHAQI

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Abstract: This study aims to know the factors causing difficulties in reading comprehension and to know what strategies students use to overcome their difficulties. The sample of the study was 20 students of junior high school Al Hidayah Malang. This research design is descriptive qualitative, focusing on difficulties faced and strategies used by grade 9 students in learning to read. There are two instruments in this study, namely questionnaires and interviews. The questionnaire consists of 10 questions. the findings reveal that most students have reading difficulties.  The finding also demonstrates. The student's reading comprehension difficulty is low motivation, limited background knowledge, and lack of vocabulary. The researcher found several strategies used by students, memorization strategies, learning media strategies, and note-taking strategies. In conclusion, grade 9 students at SMP Al Hidayah Malang have their ways of learning reading comprehension. But most students have the same difficult factors: limited background knowledge, low reading motivation, and lack of vocabulary. Students also have strategies to overcome their difficulties in learning reading comprehension. Namely questioning method, discussion method. The researchers hope that this study's results can help teachers overcome students' difficulties in learning reading factors. The students can also apply various strategies found in this research to help them learn reading skills. The results of this study are also expected to provide additional information for future researchers interested in conducting similar research.

 

Keywords: Factor,Difficulty, Reading Comprehension


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