TEACHERS’ STRATEGIES IN TEACHING READING COMPREHENSION AT SEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS' OF SMPN 10 TARAKAN
The aim of this study was to determine how the implementation of reading comprehension strategies in the classroom and what reading comprehension strategies teachers use. This study used the descriptive qualitative method which is used by English teachers at SMPN 10 Tarakan by using document, observation, and interview data which are analyzed qualitatively using coding. The results showed that the teacher used two strategies namely Scaffolding and QARS (Question- Answer Relationship). Scaffolding provides assistance to students' reading skills while QARS provides students' understanding of the reading text.