ABSTRACT
Underachievement is defined as a discrepancy between ability and performance. Many students with underachievement problems in primary school have concurrent reading problems. Moreover, one of the causes of underachievement in students is the lack of motivation in reading. In order to enhance reading motivation, many methods can be applied. Teaching reading strategies and applying reading diaries, for example, have been implemented. Using a single-case study design, an elementary school student with reading problems is trained to use the Read-Ask-Put (RAP) reading strategy and to make reading diaries after the reading session. The result shows that using RAP reading strategy and writing reading diaries enhance the reading motivation of the student, although the difference is not significant. However, after intervention, the participant claims to experience increased reading capability and reports higher confidence in dealing with more difficult reading material.
