This research was aimed to find out the significant effect of using Listen-Read-Discuss (LRD) strategy on improving reading comprehension of the second year students of SMK Dar El Hikmah Pekanbaru. This research is Pre-experimental with one group Pre-test Post-test design. The population of this research was the second year students of SMK Dar El Hikmah Pekanbaru, then taking all of the population as the sample by using total sampling technique. This research used a reading test that consisting of 40 items in the form of multiple-choice in pre-test and post-test. The pre-test mean score was 60.15; the mean score of post-test was 74.97. To determine the difference between pre-test and post-test, this research used t-test formula. After analyzing the data, it was found that the t-test score was 8.782 which means it was higher than t-table (2034). From the result of data analysis, it can be concluded that the Alternative Hypothesis (Ha) of this research was accepted. This means that there was a significant effect of using Listen-Read-Discuss (LRD) strategy on improving reading comprehension of the second year students of SMK Dar El Hikmah Pekanbaru. Based on the findings of the research, it is recommended that Listen-Read-Discuss (LRD) strategy is effective on improving the students’ reading comprehension, particularly in narrative text.
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