ABSTRAK
 Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh penggunaan metode Cooperative Integrated Reading and Composition (CIRC) terhadap peningktan kemampuan membaca pemahaman siswa tunanetra kelas 3 SD SLB A YKAB Surakarta.
Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah metode eksperimen dengan desain one group posttest pretest. Dengan desain ini, sekelompok subjek penelitian diberikan perlakuan berupa penerapan metode CIRC dalam pembelajaran membaca pemahaman selama empat kali pertemuan dengan waktu 60 menit setiap pertemuan. Efektivitas CIRC akan dilihat melalui perbedaan hasil tes kemampuan awal (pretest) dengan tes kemampuan akhir (posttest) membaca pemahaman. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah seluruh siswa kelas 3 SD SLB A YKAB Surakarta yang sekaligus sebagai sampel penelitian dengan jumlah 5 orang siswa. Teknik pengumpulan data adalah teknik tes dengan soal jawaban pendek. Data yang terkumpul dianalisis menggunakan analisis statistik non parametrik wilcoxon Signed Rank Test (Tes Rangking Bertanda Wilcoxon) dengan bantuan SPSS versi 20.
Dari analisis statistik diperoleh nilai rata-rata posttest membaca pemahaman sebesar 81,316 lebih tinggi dari nilai rata-rata pretest membaca pemahaman sebesar 68,656. Hasil analisi data statistik non parametrik ditemukan nilai Z = -2,032 dengan P = 0,042. Dengan demikian hipotesis yang berbunyi “Metode CIRC efektif untuk meningkatkan kemampuan membaca pemahaman siswa kelas 3 SD SLB A YKAB Surakarta” dapat diterima kebenarannya. Maka dapat disimpulkan bahwa metode CIRC berpengaruh positif terhadap peningkatan kemampuan membaca pemahaman siswa kelas 3 SD SLB A YKAB Surakarta.
Kata Kunci: Metode CIRC (Cooperative Integrated Reading and Composition), Anak Tunanetra, Membaca Pemahaman.  
ABSTRACT  
 This study aims to determine effects of the use of Cooperative Integrated Reading And Composition (CIRC) methods to the enhancement of reading comprehension ability of visually impaired students in the 3rd grade of SLB A YKAB Surakarta.
This research is using experiment method with one group posttest pretest design, in a group of suject who given treatment in the form of the application CIRC method in reading comprehension learning for four sessions, with a duration of 60 minutes for each session. The effectiveness of CIRC method will be proved by the differences of the test result between pretest and posttest of reading comprehension. The population in this research are 5 visually impaired students in the 3rd grade of SLB A YKAB Surakarta. The entire population was also sampled simultaneously. The data collecting technique is using test with short answer question. The data was analyzed using a statistical analysis nonparametric Wilcoxon signed rank test through SPSS program version 20.
Based on statistical analysis the mean score of the posttet is higher than mean score from pretest, which is 81,316 for posttest and 68,656 for pretest. Non-parametrik statistical analysis also indicate that score of Z = -2,032 and P = 0,042. Thus the hypothesis “CIRC method was effective to improve reading comprehension ability of visually impaired students in the 3rd grade of SLB A YKAB Surakarta” can be accepted as true. It can be concluded that CIRC method has possitive effect on reading comprehension ability of visually impaired students in the 3rd grade of SD SLB A YKAB Surakarta.
Keyword: CIRC (Cooperative Integrated Reading and Composition), Visually Impaired Children, Reading Comprehension.