<![CDATA[Early reading ability among first-grade elementary school students remains low, characterized by difficulties in recognizing visually similar letters, blending syllables, and pronouncing simple words due to the prevalence of conventional rote-learning methods. This study aims to examine the effect of the Teams Games Tournament (TGT) learning model assisted by Wordwall on early reading skills of first-grade elementary school students. A quasi-experimental method with a nonequivalent control group design was applied. The research subjects comprised 60 first-grade students at SDN 6 Ciseureuh assigned to experimental and control groups. The research instrument was an oral early reading test administered via pretest and posttest. Data analysis techniques included descriptive statistics and inferential parametric tests, specifically the independent sample t-test and simple linear regression. The results showed an increase in the experimental group's mean score from 75.67 to 87.67, outperforming the control group which reached 83.83. Hypothesis testing indicated a statistically significant difference (p = 0.038), and simple linear regression yielded a significance value of p < 0.001 with a coefficient of determination (R Square) of 54.4%. It is concluded that the Teams Games Tournament model assisted by Wordwall has a statistically significant positive effect on first-grade students' early reading ability. ABSTRAK Kemampuan membaca permulaan siswa kelas I sekolah dasar masih tergolong rendah, yang ditandai dengan kesulitan dalam membedakan bentuk huruf yang mirip, menggabungkan suku kata, dan melafalkan kata sederhana akibat dominasi metode konvensional. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menguji pengaruh model pembelajaran Teams Games Tournament (TGT) berbantuan Wordwall terhadap kemampuan membaca permulaan siswa kelas I sekolah dasar. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah kuasi eksperimen dengan desain nonequivalent control group design. Subjek penelitian terdiri dari 60 siswa kelas I di SDN 6 Ciseureuh yang terbagi ke dalam kelas eksperimen dan kelas kontrol. Instrumen penelitian berupa tes lisan membaca permulaan yang diberikan melalui pretest dan posttest. Teknik analisis data meliputi analisis statistik deskriptif serta uji inferensial parametrik berupa independent sample t-test dan regresi linear sederhana. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan peningkatan nilai rata-rata kelas eksperimen dari 75,67 menjadi 87,67, lebih tinggi dibandingkan kelas kontrol yang mencapai 83,83. Uji hipotesis menghasilkan perbedaan capaian yang signifikan (p = 0,038), serta uji regresi linear sederhana menghasilkan nilai signifikansi p < 0,001 dengan koefisien determinasi (R Square) sebesar 54,4%. Disimpulkan bahwa penerapan model Teams Games Tournament berbantuan Wordwall berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap peningkatan kemampuan membaca permulaan siswa kelas I sekolah dasar. ]]>
