The Influence of Treffinger’s Model Toward Student’s Reading Ability in English Subject (An Experimental Study of the Eighth Grade of SMP Negeri 5 Langsa in year 2015/2016)

Reading is one of the important skills in school area; especially junior high school, for instance SMP Negeri 5 Langsa. The main purpose of learning is to gain the education aim to make the students’ know what they had learnt. In this research, the writer conducted a treatment by using Treffinger’s model as the model in teaching- learning process. This research used the design of quasi- experimental approach which was provided two classes being as the object of this research; they were experimented class (VIII 5) and controlled class (VIII 7). To analyze and collect the data, the writer conducted the research by using two test (pre-test and post-test) to know the different result of both. While, the writer also compared the result of class experiment (used the Treffinger’s model) and class control (used the language experience model). The results showed that the mean score of post-test at experiment class was 68.18, besides at the mean score at the control class was 65.26. The results indicated that mean score at experiment class > mean score at control class. Meanwhile, the writer also had calculated the hypothesis testing. The result that was found by the writer is t observed > t table ( So, Ha was accepted and Ho was rejected. Therefore, the writer concluded that Treffinger’s model improves the students’ reading ability at the eighth grade SMP N 5 Langsa.