This research is titled Ability to Read Short Text and Writing short story textReview of VIII Grade Students of SMP Negeri 23 Pekanbaru. This study aims to describe the ability to read the text of the story of the students of class VIII SMP Negeri 23 Pekanbaru, to describe the different or not the ability to read the short story text of the students of grade VIII SMP Negeri 23 Pekanbaru among s…