Teaching Reading Comprehension Using Student Team Achievement Divisions (Stad) Yeti Suyasti, Clarry Sada, Ikhsanudin Masters Study Program of English Language Education, Teacher Training and Education Faculty, Tanjungpura University Pontianak Email: Suy

The main purpose of this research is to improve students' reading comprehension by using Student Teams Achievement Divisions (STAD) cooperative learning. This learning model was done to overcome the weaknesses of teaching learning process in the classroom. STAD is an attractive alternative to teacher-centered instruction which promote the student's learning by creating maximum opportunity for communicative and meaningful classroom interaction. It consists of five major components: class presentation, teamwork, quizzes, individual improvement score, and team recognition. The researcher conducts this classroom action research in three cycles which involved 35 students. The observation checklist, questioners and test are used to collect the data. In the first cycle, the students' average score was 49.57. Second cycle, the students' average score was 70.43 and in the third cycle, the students' average score increased significantly to 81.71. The conclusion, the use of STAD improves the students' reading comprehension and their involvement in active learning