TY - JOUR ID - eprints16791 UR - http://digilib.unila.ac.id/16791/ A1 - 0743042021, MAULISA MUHAS Y1 - 2012/08/06/ N2 - It is generally acknowledged that the students? reading comprehension is still low. One of the causes that is suitable for this problem is the teacher?s technique used for teaching reading. In this case, the writer tried to solve the problem by having the implementation of reciprocal teaching technique in teaching reading comprehension at the second grade of SMP Negeri 8 Metro. Therefore, the objectives of the research are to find out whether there is a difference between students? reading comprehension score before and after being taught through Reciprocal teaching technique at the second year of SMP Negeri 8 Metro and to investigate the prosess of teaching reading by using Reciprocal teaching technique. The research was conducted at SMP Negeri 8 Metro. This research was a quantitative research and used one group pretest posttest design. The writer chose VIII.A as an experimental class. The data were gained by administering a set of pretest and posttest. The three treatments were conducted in the experimental class. The hypothesis was tested by using repeated measures t-test. The test result showed that the mean difference of pretest and posttest was 27.46. In which the students? mean score in pretest was 55.81 increased into 83.27 in the posttest. It showed that there is a difference between students? reading comprehension score before and after being taught through Reciprocal Teaching Technique and makes Reciprocal Teaching Technique becomes effective in increasing students? reading comprehension. JF - Digital Library TI - THE IMPLEMENTATION OF RECIPROCAL TEACHING TECHNIQUE IN TEACHING READING COMPREHENSION AT THE SECOND GRADE OF SMP NEGERI 8 METRO AV - restricted ER -