The Effects of Group Work in Reading Skill of Eight Grade Students at SMP Negeri I Pantee Bidari

This thesis entitled “Effect of Groups Work Activity in Reading Skill of Eight Grade Students at SMP Negeri 1 Pantee Bidari”. Reading is a process in which everyone’s minds translate printed symbols into the ideas that the author is tryng to tell or communicate to him. Therefore, many students face problem in reading comprehension, they do not understand a reading text because of the limitation of their vocabulary, classroom condition and teaching tecniques, which influence students of SMP N I Pantee Bidari. Group work activity is hoped to be useful for the students in improving their ability in reading skill, where the students can learn and drill the material with their friend in groups.