Cognitive academic approach is a learning approach that is used to determine students' reading skills. There are a number of reference sources used in writing this research journal and conducting direct research on VII grade students of HKBP Parapat T.P. Private Middle School. 2019/2020. Based on the results of data analysis, it is found that the cognitive language learning approach significantly influences the ability of students to read. This research is a quantitative method. This learning approach is very appropriate to be applied to increase students' reading ability.