Read, Encode, Annotate and Ponder (REAP) on Reading Comprehension

Abstract

The main purpose of this study was to find out the effect of Read, Encode, Annotate and Ponder (REAP) strategy towards the students' reading comprehension. It helps students comprehend the text by connecting a text with their own words to enable them to communicate their understanding of the text. This research was quasi experimental research, the subjects were 51 students, divided into 22 students of control group and 29 students of experimental group was consisting. The data was analyzed by using independent t-test, the experimental class got higher score than control class. The mean score of experimental class was 80.34. The mean score for experimental class was 73.41 with the maximal score was 80 and the minimal score was 65. Based on the result of the t-test analysis was 0.000 that made REAP strategy effective on students reading comprehension to think more deeply about what they have read and get the gist of the text. Based on the result of the research, it could be concluded that the students who were taught by using REAP strategy gave the positive effect on students' reading comprehension. This strategy is recommended to use in teaching reading comprehension.

Inserting Read, Encode, Annotate and Ponder (Reap) Strategy to Enhance Students’ Reading Comprehension

“…Seeing from the results of student research confirms that students are quite responsive to a change in the learning process given to them (Cantrell & Hughes, 2008;Churiyah et al, 2020). The previous research showed that The Use of Reading, Encoding, Annotating, and Pondering (REAP) strategy to improve student's' reading comprehension (Ahmad, 2019;Sholeh & Osu, 2021;Susanto, n.d.).…”