Dampak Pandemi Covid-19 Terhadap Kemampuan Membaca Pada Anak Kelas Rendah Di SDN Pecalungan 01

This study aims to determine the ability to read before the covid-19 pandemic and during the covid-19 pandemic in grade II and III children at SD N Pecalungan 01. This type of research is descriptive with qualitative research. The results of this study indicate that 10% of second grade students had difficulty reading before the covid-19 pandemic, while 10% of third grade students had difficulty reading. The level of reading ability of grade II students at SD N Pecalungan 01 during the covid-19 pandemic increased by 20% and grade III students increased to 15% of children who had reading difficulties, and each student experienced varying reading difficulties. The implications of this research are shown to teachers, principals, and schools so that they can pay more attention to the condition and development of students' reading skills, especially grades II and III SD, and teachers create a pleasant learning atmosphere and make students active, especially in learning to read in students, so that they can achieve good learning achievement