<![CDATA[The purpose of this study is to find out whether the effect of small group discussion teaching method to the reading comprehension of grade eight students of SMP Negeri 4 Pematang Siantar. This research uses quantitative research with a quasi-experimental research methodology. Creswell (2012:27),explains that "quasi-experimental includes giving tasks, but not assigning participants to groups". This research used quantitative research quasi-experimental method. The data from this study where collected and obtained through tests. The sample this research the VIII -6 as the experimental class and the VIII-9 as the control class .the test was carried out with pre-test and post-test to students using small group discussion teaching method.The research data and result findings of calculation, the research found the mean score in experimental class from pre-test to post-test are 70.40 and 82.40. than score in control class from pre-test and post-test are 70.53 and 76.73. the statistical hypothesis testing findings sample t-test are indicated ,at a level of significance of 5% (=0,05), that the t -test was 3,04 whereas t-table was 1.671 , or t-test> t-table .it can be concluded that the value of t-test was higher than the value of t-table .therefore, the alternative hypothesis (Ha) was accepted and the Null Hypothesis (Ho) was rejected .so, its mean that there is a significant effect of use small group discussion teaching method to the reading comprehension of grade eight students of SMP Negeri 4 Pematang Siantar]]>
