The Effect of Using Picture Book in Teaching Reading Comprehension to the Eight Grade Students of SMP Negeri 2 Langsa

Reading is one of important skill in learning English to find the meaning of the story or text. Many students do not know to get main idea of the text that they read. In this research, the writer use picture book in learning reading comprehension. The writer want to know is there any effect teaching reading comprehension by using picture book and how students ability in teaching reading comprehension to the eight grade students of SMPN 12 Langsa. This research has purpose to find out the effect of using picture book in teaching reading comprehension and students ability in teaching reading comprehension. This research have two variables, that are dependent variable is reading comprehension and independent variable is picture book. This research use quantitative method with using quasi experimental, the writer took place in SMPN 12 Langsa and took two classes that are: VIII.1 as experiment class and VIII.2 as control class consist 30-33 students. The instrument that use in this research was test. Based on the result, the writer found that t calculation higher than t table or 3,63> 1,671. Thus, there have the effect and significance of picture book in teaching reading comprehension.