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Abstract name : cut iqa martia student no. : 1509200080023 study program : master degree in english education department/program : english education title :promoting students’ reading fluency and motivation through shared reading with animated video story (an experimental research at smpn 7 lhokseumawe) keywords: reading fluency, shared reading strategy, animated video story. this research was conducted to investigate whether there was a significant difference in achievement between students who are taught by using shared reading with animated video story and those who are not taught by using shared reading with animated video story in reading fluency in terms of accurate reading, reading speed and reading expression, and the motivation toward the use of shared reading with animated video story in reading fluency. this research was quasi experimental research. the population of the research comprises 129 students; samples of the research were 41 students from population by using random sampling, 21 students in class 7c as experimental group, and 20 students in the class 7f as control group. the instruments used to collect the data were test and questionnaire. the data from the test were analyzed by using spss 23 to find the t-test score between two classes, experimental and control classes. the data from the questionnaire were also analyzed by using spss 23 to find the students’ responses toward the use of shared reading with animated video story of experimental class. this fact is proven by the result of t-test, in which ttest (2.680) is higher than ttable (1.67). utilizing independent samples t test, the sig. 2-tailed value (0,004) > (0.05). moreover, the students had a quite positive responses (85%) toward the use of shared reading with animated video story. to sum up, the implementation of shared reading strategy with animated video story is effective in improving students’ reading fluency and motivation. it is recommended that future related research should be conducted in more diverse educational settings to see how shared reading with animated video story is implemented.