English is the first foreign language taught in Indonesia. Learning a foreign language needs a lot of practice and learning. The teacher plays an important role in learning English, especially for Cerdas Istimewa program. The success of this class depends on the material, media, and techniques used by the teacher. This research aims to describe the implementation of teaching reading in terms of materials, media, and techniques in teaching reading narrative text in the fourth semester of Cerdas Istimewa in SMPN 1 Banjarmasin academic year 2019/2020. T

This research is descriptive qualitative research. The subject of this research is the English teacher in Cerdas Istimewa class in SMPN 1 Banjarmasin academic year 2019/2020. The techniques for collecting the data are observation, interview, and document. 

Based on the research finding, the teacher used the material from the textbook and the internet as the teaching materials. 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 a three-phase technique, SQ3R, question and answer relationship. The teacher can use another technique to make sure the students can achieve their goals within a shorter time. The teacher needs to use the whiteboard as the media as it is available in every class.