The Use of Shared Reading Method to Develop The Students' Reading Comprehension

This research is about the use of shared reading method to develop students’ reading comprehension at MIN 11 Banda Aceh. The aim of study was to know the development students’ reading comprehension after the implementation of shared reading method and to know the students’ perception in improving their reading comprehension after using of shared reading method. The population of this study was students in the sixth grade of MIN 11 Banda Aceh. The samples were students of class VI^2 as the experimental class. This study used quantitative approach. In collecting the data, the researcher used test and questionnaire. The test was used to know the development of the students’ reading comprehension after using shared reading method. Meanwhile, the questionnaire was used to know what students’ perception after using shared reading method to develop their reading comprehension. According to the result of the study, using shared reading method could develop students’ reading comprehension. It was proven by the improvement of score post-test was shown higher than pre-test (50.28>21.52). It means that there was a significant difference of achievement in the test result before and after applying this method. Besides, the result of questionnaire proved that using shared reading method is effective in improving students’ reading comprehension especially the sixth grade students of MIN 11 Banda Aceh.