2. BACKGROUND
Reading is one of receptive skills that people
extract meaning from the discourse they read
KWL method is intended to be an exercise for a
study group or class that can guide you in
reading and understanding a text. This
method one popular techniques in teaching
reading.
3. K KNOW
W WANT / WILL
L LEARN
Founded by Ogle in 1986
4. WHY KWL METHOD IS IMPORTANT?
KWL method helps the student become a good
reader, make the students to be active
thinkers when they read. In addition helps the
teacher to be more creative in teaching.
5. The Application KWL Method in the
Classroom
1. Make a group of students (each group consist of 4-6
students)
2. Begin by naming topic, asking student of they already know
about the topic, share with their partner before answer
3. Create a KWL chart on chart paper
4. Ask the students what they know about the topic. Write
their ideas in the column marked What do we Know?
5. Ask the students to think of questions they have about the
topic. Write their ideas in the column marked What do we
want to Know
6. The teacher records these on the chart in the column
labeled What did we Learn?
6. Sample
Topic : Turtles
K Animal Where do they live? They live in sea
W Slow How do they survive? They usually live in groups and move
from one place to another place and
protect each other from enemy attack
L Age How long do they live? They can live until 150 years old and it
is long age from animal
7. ADVANTAGES
Can make the students easier to understand
the topic.
Stimulate student’s knowledge
Helps students become better readers of
expository text and helps teachers to be more
interactive in their teaching
8. DISADVANTAGES
KWL Method does not encourage asking
questions while reading and the fact that some of
background information may not be correct.
It also does not help with growing
vocabulary, because if a student does not know
what a word is, they may just skip it and go on.
There is also no encouragement for addressing
emotional experience while they read.
9. CONCLUSION
KWL method is one popular and famous
techniques in teaching reading. It is a good
technique for the students to give them
responsibility for understand the text reading
