“…Because this strategy activates the student's prior knowledge when they have a text, they read the text and compare their prior knowledge with what they already know, then discuss it with their friends to ensure the information from the text. Kayulita et al (2020) stated that this strategy has advantages and disadvantages; a) It is a powerful tool for engaging struggling readers, especially L2 learners. Because the content of the text is covered orally at the beginning, the learners who are unable to read the text on their own can gain at least a surface understanding of the reading, b) For students who lacked prior knowledge about the content, gain it during the listening stage, which will allow them to comprehend the text during the reading stage more quickly, c) This strategy gives the effectiveness in teaching and learning reading, d) The disadvantage of LRD strategy, there is also the burden of LRD strategy is challenging to use daily because developing the lecture and the student's prior knowledge is time intensive.…”