Abstract:
The objective of this research was to investigate the effect of using literacy
integrated method on the students’ reading achievement in narrative text. It was an
experimental research. Population of this research was the second year students of
Junior High School in SMP NEGERI 13 Binjai Jl. Letjend Jamin Ginting in the
academic year 2017/2018 with the total population was 144 students. Two classes
were taken by total sampling which divided into two groups, the first group VIII-1
which consisted of 36 students was experimental group which was given
treatment by literacy integrated method and second group VIII-2 which consisted
of 36 students was control group which was given treatment by using grammar
translation method. The instrument of collecting data was multiple choice which
consisted of 20 items. Each group was given a pre-test and post-test. After the
data had been collected, these were analyzed by using t-test formula. The result of
analysis showed that t-The t-test was 21.70 and the t-table was 1.66 which was
used 0.05 as the significant level of this research. Because the t-test value was
higher than t-table (21.70 > 1.66), it showed that the result in t-test was accepted
(Ha). Based on the result of this research, it was concluded that there was
significant effect of using literacy integrated method on the students’ reading
achievement in narrative text. After analyzing the data, the result that the students’
who were taught by literacy integrated method got better achievement that those
taught by using grammar translate method because using literacy integrated
method (21.70) higher than by using grammar translation method (5.77).
