The objective of this research is to find out whether SQ4R as a teaching method is effective or not to improve students’ ability in reading narrative text. The researcher took 64 students as the sample; there were experimental group and control group. For the experimental group, the researcher used class X.2, which consist of 32 students. Meanwhile, as the control group, the researcher took 32 students of class X.1. then, the researcher gave pre-test and post-test to both clases. The researcher taught narrative text by using SQ4R method to the experimental group and using conventional method to the control group. The researcher then statiscally analyzed the data by using t-test polled variance.