Students’ Difficulties on Reading Comprehension

Abstract

The objective of this research was to know the most difficult components of reading comprehension that encountered by students. The researchers categorized as quantitative research, This research used descriptive research. In conducting the research, the sample of this research are 70 students The subject of the research was the Second grade of SMA NEGERI 12 Pekanbaru, while the object was students‟ difficulties on reading comprehension. The technique of taking sample was purposive sampling. The Reading comprehension Test was used in collecting the data. The technique of analyzing data was using pearson product moment correlation and it was eased by using counting the percentage through proportion technique. Based on the data analysis, the researchers concluded that that the students still struggles on reading comprehension, The students’ difficult component is on the indicator 2 where the students‟ are able to identify supporting details was 62.8 (19.29%).