The principle purpose of the study was to describe the teaching techniques applied by the teacher English at eighth grade of MTsN 1 Model Palangka Raya. The problems of the study were (1) What are the techniques of teaching reading applied by the teacherat MTsN 1 Model Palangka Raya ? (2) What are the problems faced by the teacher in the teaching reading at MTsN 1 Model Palangka Raya?. There fo…