a part of compulsory subjects in many countries. In Indonesia, English is taught as a foreign

language, and it becomes part of the school curriculum (Lail, 2019; Hidayat, 2017). It is a vital

tool for the learners in the global era who wish to communicate easily across nationalities for

many years to come. Therefore, students should master four language skills such as listening,

reading, speaking, and writing (Haerazi et al., 2019). Among the four skills in English, reading

assists people to not only get access to more language input and obtain more knowledge

reading activities is understanding (Hillerich, 1983). There are many strategies for teaching

reading have developed by experts. Those strategies indicate an important role of a teacher to

reach the objectives of teaching and learning process. Teachers’ strategies expect students to

develop their reading skill by absorping without help. In the osmosis approach, it is believed that

if teachers teach reading comprehension to the target language all day, the students will improve

their reading comprehension. The aim of teaching reading is to make students become effective

and efficient readers. In order to get the target, the teachers need strategy of reading

comprehension. Teaching strategy is generalized plan for a lesson which includes structure,

desire learner behavior, in terms of the goals of instruction, and an outline of tactics necessary to

implement the strategy (Antoni, 2010).

teaching reading, a teacher may use many different strategies. In order to use any instructional

technique effectively, anyone who teaches must understand the principles and assumptions upon

which eachspecific technique is based. There is certainly no shortage of descriptions or labels for

activities that may be classified as pertaining to instruction. Harmer (2007) has said that a

strategy is an action that the teacher takes to attain one or more of her teaching-learning goals.

The strategy can also be defined as a general direction set for the teaching process.

methods, media and games in order to keep the students interested. Brown (2004) has noted that

the fundamental feature of teaching strategies is to make it easier to implement a variety of

teaching methods and techniques. The key is to create learning environments that are more

Teaching Speaking and Reading Comprehension Skills”. He concluded that the teachers applied

three types of stages in teaching reading namely pre-reading, temporary reading, and postreading

stages.

Strategies In Teaching Reading Comprehension In Second Grade Of Student’s MTS Tarbiyatul

comprehension. The strategies were not too effective because the teacher cannot combine the

strategies well.

post reading stage. The strategies applied were very effective in teaching reading comprehension

in that school. It was proven by the students’ motivation, students’ attention, and teachers’ ease

in teaching and learning process.

to find out what the strategies that are used by teachers in teaching reading comprehension. One

main reason for conducting this research because there were just few studies discuss about that

topic since that teaching reading method is essential for teaching reading. In addition, by

for the students in learning reading comprehension.

direct observation. Descriptive method is a method used to check the status of groups of humans,

an object, condition, thought, and events that will occur (Lodico, M. G et al, 2006)

who had good quality on teaching strategies in teaching reading comprehension and qualified as

a professional teacher.The researcher limited the participant by using purposive sampling. it

meant that the selecting of participants based on spesific purpose of the research (Musfiqon,

2012). So that, the participation of this research were two teachers in Junior High School Nabi’

good quality in teaching reading comprehension especially english teacher in the students of

class VIII in junior high school Nabi’ Nubu’ Islamic Boarding School and it would be able to

The instruments that used to collect the data from the research participants were interview,

observation and document analysis.

compehension. The students could follow the instructions from the teacher to do all of the

activities. Most of them still being condusive in the classroom in the very begining of the

activities. The students were very enthusiastic with teachers command and order. Some of the

comprehension in the eighth grade of Junior High School of Nabi’ Nubu’ Islamic Boarding

School. The first strategy was reading aloud. This strategy was aimed to excercise the students

pronouncing english text. Second strategy was brainstorming. The strategy was aimed to help

studnets more understand about text especially descriptive text. From the strategies checklisted

that the researchers did of teacher 1, these two strategies were significantly help students in

learning reading comprehension.

teachers at Junior High Nabi’ Nubu’ Islamic Boarding School were using text book that same to

the students called LKS. The text was used as the main material in teaching reading

compehension. Before He started the meeting, He always asked the students to pray in order to

dictionary when they read the text. This strategy was significantly helping students in finding the

meaning of the words.

pronouncing english text. Moreover, the strategy was also aimed to help students more

understand about text especially descriptive text. The last strategy was evaluating

comprehension in particular task. From the strategies checklsted that the researchers did of

teacher 1, these three strategies were significantly help students in learning reading

comprehension.

classroom, they had done such activities they planned in advance, but sometimes they made an

improvement.

attention in following the teacher while explaining the materials. The strategies used also gave

benefit for the teacher. By having the combination of strategies the teacher tought and manage

the students easier. In addition, the both teachers agreed that He used reading aloud was the most

suitable and appropriate strategy to teach the students in learning reading comprehension. He

pointed out that the most students difficulties in reading comprehension was read and

pronouncing the text. This reason became their guidance to have reading aloud as theirr main