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This research was a research and development (R&D) which is basically aimed at developing online supplementary reading material for the eighth-grade Islamic students of SMP IT Ar-Raihan Bandarlampung. The 25 students and an English teacher were involved in this research. The researcher employed the procedures: evaluating the quality of existing reading materials, conducting need analysis, developing supplementary reading materials, conducting expert validation, revising the materials, trying out the materials, and revising the materials. The data were gathered through observation, questionnaires, interview, and document analysis. The result of need analysis became the basis of how the researcher developed the supplementary reading material with the scientific approach. It showed that both teacher and students are in need of English supplementary reading material relevant to schools characteristics and their major needs. However, the existing reading material used by the teacher and the students was provided by the core textbook When English Rings a Bell which has general topics, no specification themes for an Islamic school, and does not meet the students’ need. Therefore, supplementary reading material developed in this research is intended to provide English reading material which can accommodate Islamic characteristics and the needs of the students. For the purpose, the materials were adopted and adapted from some Islamic textbooks and Islamic reading websites. The product of this research is four chapters of supplementary reading materials for the eighth-grade students of Islamic junior high school