Title: Applying Reciprocal Teaching Method in Teaching Reading
Abstract: <p><em>Reading is one of English language skills considered</em><em> more</em><em> important </em><em>in this modern world, </em><em>so reading get</em><em>s</em><em> more emphasize than other skills. Although </em><em>receiving more attention than other language skills in English classroom, the result of students</em><em>’</em><em> reading comprehension achievement is still far from</em><em> </em><em>expectation. To help students comprehend English reading texts and have better achievement in reading skill, </em><em>Reciprocal Teaching</em><em> </em><em>method</em><em> can be an alternative to offer. </em><em>The </em><em>Reciprocal Teaching</em><em> </em><em>method </em><em>as an instructional activity that takes place in the form of dialogue, which is structured by the use of four </em><em>steps</em><em>: predicting, clarifying, question generating, and summarizing. Students learn to use four strategies to increase their understanding of the text being read</em><em>. This method is useful for improving students’ reading effectiveness</em><em>, </em><em>in addition to help students better remember what they read. </em><em>This paper highlights the </em><em>Reciprocal Teaching</em><em> </em><em>method</em><em> and its use as an alternative to improve students’ reading comprehension achievement. </em><em></em></p>