Jurnal Pasifik Pendidikan e-ISSN. 2828-125X Volume 01 Nomor 01 Februari 2022 Hal. 27 -32 Jurnal Pasifik Pendidikan – FKIP UNIPAS Morotai | 27 TEACHING READING COMPREHENSION IN NARRATIVE TEXT THROUGH SKIMMING AND SCANNING Megawati Basri 1 *, Nurlaila Daim 2 , Jasmal Martora 3 Program Studi Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris Universitas Pasifik Morotai e-mail: megawatibasri065@gmail.com 1* ABSTRAK Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui adanya peningkatan dalam kemampuan membaca Bahasa Inggris siwa dengan menggunakan teknik skimming dan scanning pada SMP Negeri Unggulan 1, Pulau Morotai. Sampel dalam penelitian ini berjumlah 66 yang dibagi menjadi 2 kelompok, yaitu kelas eksperimen dan kelas kontrol. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa, 33 siswa mendapatkan level rendah pada kelas control setelah di ajarkan dengan menggunakan metode tradisional. Sedangkan di kelas eksperimen, 33 siswa mendapatkan nilai 0-54 sebelum di implementasikan teknik skimming dan scanning. Setelah diberikan teknik skimming dan scanning, nilai yang didapatkan oleh siswa meningkat, dari 100% siswa, 64% mendapatkan nilai (0-54), 24% di level moderate dan 12 siswa mendaptkan nilai 70-84. Dari hasil menunjukkan bahwa teknik skimming dan scanning sangat bermanfaat dalam meningkatkan kemampuan membaca siswa. Kata kunci: skimming, scanning, teks narrative,membaca Bahasa Inggris Abstract The purpose of the study was to see how successful skimming and scanning techniques are at improving students' reading comprehension. This study employed a pre-test and post-test control group design. The research subjects were first-year students from SMP Unggulan Negeri 1 Pulau Morotai. There were 66 students in all, divided into two groups of equal size: an experimental group and a control group. The results show that students or (33) got deficient levels in the control class. After the students were taught by using the conventional method, there was no improvement. While in the experimental group pre-test results showed that 100 percent of students (33) scored 0-54. After skimming and scanning techniques was applied the students’ score in reading comprehension were higher, this can be seen in the figure, from 100 percent of students (33) 64 percent students who got poor level (0-54), 24 percent students got moderate level, while in the range of scores from 70 to 84, there were 12 students. From these findings, skimming and scanning techniques were clearly beneficial in improving students' reading comprehension. Keywords: Skimming, Scanning, narrative text, Reading Comprehension Penerbit : Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan Universitas Pasifik Morotai INTRODUCTION Reading is one of four abilities required to master English, thus mastering it is critical in the learning process. Speaking, writing, and listening abilities are also significant, but reading is the most crucial because it is used in official assessments to evaluate a language learner's aptitude. According to