Brainstorming, Activating, Reinforcing And Applying (BARA) To Upraise Students’ Reading Comprehension

Ida Bagus Nyoman Mantra (Mahasaraswati Denpasar University)
Nengah Dwi Handayani (Mahasaraswati Denpasar University)
Dewa Gede Agung Gana Kumara (Mahasaraswati Denpasar University)

International Journal of Linguistics and Discourse Analytics (ijolida)
Vol 4 No 1 (2022): IJOLIDA Vol. 4 No. 1, September 2022

Reading is part of the process self-development education so that they have the ability to think rationally and academic achievement. Reading comprehension is a reading activity that is directed to gain an understanding of the reading content. This study made use of a classroom action research design with two cycles of learning activities to improve students' reading comprehensions through BARA strategy. Data were collected through pre-test, post-test, and questionnaire. The results showed that the reading comprehensions of the students improved significantly from the first and second cycles when compared to the results of the pre-test. Therefore, the BARA strategy is considered very effective for teaching reading comprehension. This study implies that teachers should consider using BARA strategy to improve students' reading comprehension