This study aims to determine the improvement of reading skills after applying the Cooperative Integrated Reading and Composition (CIRC) model assisted by comic media for fourth-grade students of SD Negeri 1 Langgikima. This research is a Classroom Action Research (CAR). The subjects of this study were 25 fourth-grade students of SD Negeri 1 Langgikima. The results showed an improvement in students’ reading skills, where in the first cycle, 18 out of 25 students achieved mastery with a success rate of 72%, while in the second cycle, 23 out of 25 students achieved mastery with a success rate of 92%. These findings indicate that the application of the CIRC model with the help of comic media can effectively improve students’ reading skills.
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