This study addressed students’ reading comprehension skill issues in descriptive text in the 7E class at SMP N 3 Bantul by using infographics as an alternative tool to develop seventh-grade students’ English reading comprehension skills. This research intends to answer the following questions: (1) How can infographics be used to develop students’ reading comprehension skills? And (2) What kind of improvement do the students perform after using infographics in descriptive text?

The Classroom Action Research (CAR) method was used to study the function and development of infographics to develop 32 students’ reading comprehension skills at SMP N 3 Bantul. This study involved two cycles, with pre- and post-tests. The first cycle introduced the material of descriptive text and made infographics, while the second cycle had students practice their comprehension through infographics and a quiz. The results of post-tests were collected after the implementation.

This study showed a significant improvement in students’ reading comprehension skills, including vocabulary, fluency, and decoding. Post-test results in Cycle 1 and 2 also showed significant improvement in comprehension skills, with most reaching higher scores around 71.41 to 88.28. These results support the conclusion that infographics positively impact student improvement.