Abstract:
The objective of this research was to find out the effect of the magnet summaries strategy on
students reading comprehension through procedure text. This research has been conducted at
SMP Muhammadiyah 48 MEDAN. The sample of this study there were 60 students taken from
class VII A totaling 30 students as a control group, VII B totaling 30 students as an experimental
group which taught by applying magnet summaries strategy. The research data obtained by
giving pre-test and post-test in both groups, after that the data was analyzed. The results showed
that the value of thitung 4.9704 was greater than ttable 2.002 (4.9704 2.002) Ha was accepted, it
means there was a significant effect of the magnet strategy summaries on students reading
comprehension through procedure text. Therefore, applying the strategy magnet summaries on
students reading comprehension through procedure text can be used as a reference for teachers to
teach reading comprehension, and students are interested to study English, especially in terms of
reading text through procedure text.
