This research talks about improving students’ ability in reading skill through the use of Information Search method. The study is aimed at responding the following questions: (1) How is the implementation of the Information Search Method to improve students’ ability in reading skill at the first year students of English Department of Tarbiyah Faculty of Walisongo State Institute for Islamic Studies in the academic year of 2011-2012? (2) To what extent is the improvement made in the reading skill at the first year students of English Department of Tarbiyah Faculty of Walisongo State Institute for Islamic Studies in the academic year of 2011-2012 after being taught using the Information Search Method in its teaching and learning process”? The study is aimed at: (1) Describing the implementation of using Information Search Method to improve students’ ability in reading skill at first year students of English Department of Tarbiyah Faculty of Walisongo State Institute for Islamic Studies in the academic year of 2011- 2012. (2) Identifying the improvement made in reading skill at first year students of English Department of Tarbiyah Faculty of Walisongo State Institute for Islamic Studies in the academic year of 2011-2012 after using the information search method in its teaching and learning process. This study is a classroom action research that was done in three cycles. Data collection was done by using observation, test and interview. To analyze the data, descriptive quantitative analysis is used; it is to present result study in the form of descriptive explanation. Statistic analysis is used to analyze the data about the improvement of students’ ability in reading skill.