(CIRC) technique in teaching reading skill. In respect to this approach Slavin (1995, p. 104) stated that
Cooperative Integrated Reading and Composition (CIRC) is a comprehensive technique for teaching reading,
writing and language arts in the upper elementary grades. It implies that CIRC Technique is quite relevant to
apply in English Language Treaching for Junior High Schools (SMP Level) in Indonesia.
Reading is one of the four basic skills in teaching and learning English as a foreign language, beside listening,
speaking and writing. According to Hartmann and Stork (1972, p. 192) Reading is the skill of recognizing and
understanding written language in the form of sequences of graphic signs and its transformation into meaningfull
speech, either as a silent comprehension or by reading aloud. The impilication is that reading is the skill of
bringing meaning to and getting meaning from printed or written materials. According to Brown (2000, p. 185)
Reading arguably the most essential skill for success in all educational context, remain a skill of paramount
importance as we create assessment of general language ability