Practice Model of Read-Examine-Decide-Write Strategy In Strengthening Students’ Reading Comprehension

Abstract

Teaching reading in ESP Class is a challenging work not only for the English
teacher but also for the students of Islamic Education Program or PAI of
University of Muhammadiyah Jember. Teacher should be selective and creative
in implementing teaching strategy in order to encourage students to comprehend
reading text and communicate their understanding in the target language. The
implementation of Read-Examine-Decide-Write (REDW) Strategy was done
in ESP class of PAI. Read-Examine-Decide-Write Strategy was found as a good
solution to teach them reading comprehension. By grouping the students in pair,
they did their learning effectively through the steps of REDW. 75.8% or 22 of 29
students got score ≥ 75. They were active in comprehending the text through
steps of REDW. The research result showed that Read-Examine-Decide-Write
Strategy was able to improve PAI students’ reading comprehension in the first
semester of 2015-2016 Academic Year.
Keywords: reading comprehension, read-examine-decide-write strategy