Adnan Firdaus Setyarta Pengarang Niken Kencono Ungu, M.Pd Dosen Pembimbing 1 Arif Widyantoro, M.Pd., B.I Dosen Pembimbing 2 Niken Kencono Ungu, M.Pd Penguji 1 Sahid.,S.S.,M.A Ketua Penguji Arif Widyantoro,M.Pd.B.I Penguji 2

This study aims to improve the reading skills of Class XI APH 1 students atSMK Wiratama 45.2 Wonosobo by applying the Detailed Reading technique. Initialobservations revealed that students struggled to understand Englishtexts, had limited vocabulary, and lacked motivation to learn due tomonotonous teaching methods. To address these issues, the researcheremployed the Classroom Action Research (CAR) approach in two cycles, eachcomprising planning, action, observation, and reflection stages. Data collection instruments included pre- and post-tests, observations, interviews, and documentation. The results showed significant improvementin students' reading ability after implementing the Detailed Reading technique. Theaverage pre-test score of 57.86 increased to 64.82 in the first post-testcycle and increased again in the second. The Detailed Reading technique waseffective in helping students understand text content more deeply, enrichvocabulary, and increase interest in and active participation in Englishlearning.This study concludes that using the Detailed Reading technique cansignificantly improve students' reading ability and is an effective strategy forteaching English at the vocational high school level. Keywords : Reading Ability, Detailed Reading, Teaching Reading