TEACHING READING NARRATIVE TEXT AT CERDAS ISTIMEWA CLASS OF SMPN 1 BANJARMASIN

English is a foreign language. Learning a foreign language needs a lot of practice and learning. A teacher plays an important role in learning English, especially for the Cerdas Istimewa program. The success of this class depends on the material, media, and techniques used by the English teacher. This research aims to describe the implementation of teaching reading in terms of material, media, and techniques at the fourth semester of Cerdas Istimewa class in SMPN 1 Banjarmasin academic year 2019/2020. This research used qualitative research. The subject of this research is the English teacher at Cerdas Istimewa class. The instruments of this research are observation, interview, and documentation. Based on the research finding, the teacher used material from textbooks and also from other sources such as the internet. The teacher used various media in his teachings such as LCD, pictures, music videos, and film. For the techniques in teaching reading, the teacher used SQ3R, the three-phase technique, and the question and answer relationship. The teacher implemented media based on curriculum 2013, selected the material based on students’ needs, and also from the syllabus of Cerdas Istimewa