The aim of this research was to know whether Survey, Question,
Read, Record, Recite, and Review (SQ4R) technique is effective or not in
teaching reading comprehension. The research was carried out in SMP N 1
Sokaraja, from February till March 2019. The method of this research was quasi
experimental research. The population was the eighth grade students and the
sample was selected by using purposive sampling. The sample was class VIII F as
the experimental group and class VIII G as the control group. The result of this
research was found that t-test was 3.53, while the value of t-table at the significant
level 0.05 for df 62 = 1.67. It could be stated that t-test was higher than t-table
(3.53 > 1.67). In conclusion, the hypothesis which stated that the use of SQ4R is
effective for teaching reading comprehension was accepted.