Name : vebriana setia deny student no. : 1206102020059 study program: english education title : using suggestopedia method to improve reading comprehension (an experimental research at grade viii-1 smpn 8 banda aceh) keywords: suggestopedia , reading skill, reading comprehension this research is intended to find out whether suggestopedia method improved students’ reading comprehension. this research was conducted at smpn 8 banda aceh. the sample was taken by random sampling of the students of class viii-1. the framework undertaken by lezanov (1970). the technique of data collection, the researcher used pre-test, treatment and post-test. the materials used in the test were narrative texts. the reading comprehension which tested was main idea, detail information, vocabulary and reference. the writer used one group pre-test and post-test design. the tests consisted of 10 multiple choice questions of narrative texts. the technique of data analysis, the writer used