Abstract
Lack of interest in reading in students can affect reading comprehension ability. Meanwhile, during the limited face-to-face learning period like today, students are required to be able to understand a reading quickly and precisely. The use of the speed reading method can help students find the main sentence in the reading they are reading. This study aims to: Knowing whether or not there is an influence on students in elementary schools. This study uses a quantitative experimental approach, with a research design using One Group Pretest – Posttest. The sample in this study was the fourth grade students of SDN Kalitengah II, totaling 21 students. Collecting data in this study used pre-test and post-test sheets in the form of description questions. In this study found the results of the analysis as follows. Before using the speed reading method (pre-test) the learning outcomes of students were categorized as very low with the percentage of results less than 60 80.96%, low 19.04%, medium 0% high 0%, very high 0%. After using the speed reading (post-test) method, very low 5.55%, low 0%, moderate 0%, high 77.78%, very high 16.67%. Based on the hypothesis test t Count 4.35 and t Table 1.725, then obtained tCount > tTable 4.35 > 1.725 then H0 is rejected and H1 is accepted. So that the speed reading method affects the reading ability of students.