USING THREE STAY ONE STRAY STRATEGY TO INCREASE THE ABILITY OF THE FIRST YEAR SMA NURULFALAH STUDENTS IN COMPREHENDING NARRATIVE TEXT

Abstract

A good reading comprehension is a necessity for students who studying English.Dealing with the result of survey, this study aimed to increase the students’ ability incomprehending narrative text by using Three Stay One Stray Strategy. It also investigated thefactors which cause the students’ improvement. This study was conducted to 40 Senior HighSchool Students who are in the first year at SMA Nurul Falah Pekanbaru. At the beginning ofthis study, the students did pre-test containing five components of reading comprehension inorder to know the students’ base score. The students then divided into groups consist of fourpeople and taught by using the strategy through two cycles. At the end of each cycle theywere given post-test to know the students’ achievement in comprehending narrative text. Thescore in post-test I and post-test IIincrease compared withthe score in pre-test. The resultshowed that Three Stay One Stray Strategy can increase the students’ ability incomprehending narrative text. In addition to this study, it proved some factors such asstudents’ activeness,vocabulary mastery, motivation and teacher’s explanation cause thestudents’ improvement.

Keywords: Reading comprehension, Three Stay One Stray Strategy, increase, narrative text