Innovative pedagogical approaches are required in the ever-changing Jandscape of modem education to develop competent and engaged students. Therefore, this study explored the flipped classroom paradigm, an innovative method. The main goals of this study were ( 1) determining the effectiveness of the flipped classroom approach in raising students' reading comprehension, (2) comparing the effects of flipped classroom instruction to traditional methods on reading comprehension achievement, and (3) cJarifying the impact of the flipped classroom approach on students' motivational constructs. This quantitative study, employing a quasi-experimental design, involved a control group receiving traditional instruction and an exerimental group experiencing the flipped classroom method, which incorporated pre-class video lectures and in­class interactive activities. A motivation questionnaire was given to the experimental group after the intervention, and a reading comprehension test was given both before and after the intervention to gather data. The study shows that (1 ) The effectiveness of the flipped classroom method in enhancing reading comprehension skills among seventh-grade students at SMPN 3 Bondowoso was successfully improving students' reading comprehension abilities, (2) The significance of the difference between flipped classrooms and traditional approaches in improving seventh-grade students' reading comprehension at SMPN 3 Bondowoso revealed that the flipped classroom effectively enhances reading comprehension, (3) Students' motivation after applying the Flipped classroom method in SMPN 3 Bondowoso indicated that the flipped classroom approach successfully increased student motivation, encouraging active involvement and a positive view on learning.