THE APPLICATION OF PREVIEW, READ, WRITE, AND RECITE ( PRWR) METHOD TO IMPROVE STUDENT’S ACHIEVEMENT IN READING RECOUNT TEXT

The objective of the research is to improve the students’ achievement in reading recount text ofSMAN 1 Delitua by application Preview, Read, Write, and Recite (PRWR) method. Thisresearch applied classroom action research model. A subject of this research was the first yearstudents of SMAN 1 Delitua class X-8 consisted of 33 students. This research was conducted intwo cycles. Each cycle was organized in four steps, namely Planning, Action, Observation, andReflection where Cycle II was the improvement of Cycle I. Primary data were collected bygiving 20 questions of multiple-choice test, the aspects contained in the tests focused on genericstructure, main ideas, factual information, and Secondary data were collected by (interview,observation sheet, and questionnaire sheet). Findings showed that the achievement of the firstyear student of SMAN 1 Delitua class X-8 in reading recount text was improved. It could be seenfrom the comparison of result in the orientation test and the cycle test I and II. There were only 9students who had passed minimum criteria KKM in orientation test (75). The improvementshowed that in cycle I and II, based on the total average score it was 16 students (42,4%) up to26 students (78,7%) had already passed in cycle II, The secondary data gathered from interview,observation sheet, and questionnaire sheet, showed that students’ expression and enthusiasticalso improved. Thus, it was found that the applications of Preview, Read, Write, and Recite(PRWR) method in process of teaching improved students’ achievement in reading recount text.It is suggested that English teachers apply PRWR method in teaching reading recount text.