Abstract :
This research was about Reading Comprehension. In reading
comprehension students experience many problems. This research discusses the
problems faced by students, some students couldn't identify the main idea, some
students had trouble reading important information from the text, some students
had problems with vocabulary, and some students had trouble finding the use of
the word reference. This research aimed to know the effect of Listen-ReadDiscuss strategy on students? reading comprehension on narrative text at the tenth
grade students? of MAN 1 Rokan Hulu.
The design method was quasi eksperimental design with pre-test and posttest. The data were taken from multiple-choice test. Test was given to 18 students
in the experimental class and 18 students in the control class. In the control class
the researcher used conventional methods and in the experimental class the
researcher used the Listen-Read-Discuss (LRD) strategy.
The result of the research showed that there was a significant result. The
data analyzed by Independent T-test with t-values was 5.452 compared with ttable 5% (0.05) = 2.032 and 1% (0.01) = 2.728. The finding showed that t-value
t-table. It meant the alternative hypothesis (Ha) was accepted and the null
hypothesis (H0) was rejected. Thus, it could be concluded that there was a
significant effect of using Listen-Read-Discuss strategy. Through Listen-ReadDiscuss strategy, students? reading comprehension was improved because LRD
strategies include innovative steps that help students understand the purpose of
reading comprehension.