The Buzz Group as a suggested reading technique to improve reading comprehension of Junior High School Students

This paper discusses The Buzz Group as a suggested reading technique to improve Junior High School students’ reading comprehension. 2006 KTSP curriculum of the Junior High School states that reading is an essential skill to be mastered by the students. Based on the writer’s teaching practice at a junior high school, most students found difficulties in comprehending reading texts. Besides, they were not actively engaged in learning activities as the teachers applied teacher-techniques. Teachers should find out appropriate techniques to make the students get more interested in reading activity. In this paper, the writer suggests a technique called Buzz Group as an alternative to teach reading