Application Of Reading Card Media To Improve Early Grade 2nd Reading Aloud Skills SD Inpres Barombong 2 Kecamatan Tamalate Kota Makassar

The problem behind this research is the low reading ability of class II students at SD Inpres Barombong 2, Tamalate District, Makassar City. This study aims to improve the ability to read aloud students of class II SD Inpres Barombong 2 Tamalate District, Makassar City. The approach used in this research is a qualitative approach and a type of classroom action research (CAR), which consists of II cycles with activity stages in the form of planning, implementing, observing and reflecting. The focus of this research is the use of reading cards to improve students' reading aloud skills. The research subjects were teachers and students of class II SD Inpres Barombong 2, Tamalate District, Makassar City. In the odd semester of the 2022/2023 school year, a total of 25 students. Data collection uses the format of observation, tests, and documentation. The data analysis used is qualitative. The results showed that there was an increase in learning both in teacher and student activities and in students' reading skills. The results of this study are that the teacher's teaching activities and student learning activities have increased, it can be seen in the average value produced in cycle 1 which is 63.2 and cycle II to 85.2. In addition, the results of observations of teacher teaching activities in cycle 1 were in the less category (K) while in cycle II they were in the sufficient category (C). Student activity in cycle 1 is in the sufficient category (C), and cycle II is in the good category (B). The conclusion of this study is that the use of reading cards media can improve the reading skills of class II students at SD Inpres Barombong 2, Tamalate District, Makassar City. Keywords: Reading card learning media, reading aloud skills