<![CDATA[Early reading skills are an important aspect that needs to be developed in early childhood as a foundation for literacy development. The use of learning methods and media that are appropriate to children’s characteristics is needed to support the development of these skills. This study aimed to analyze the effect of implementing the phonics method assisted by sandpaper letters on the early reading skills of Group B children. This study employed a quantitative approach with a quasi-experimental design using a pretest-posttest non-equivalent control group design. The participants consisted of 31 children who were divided into an experimental group and a control group. Data were collected through observation using a checklist instrument for early reading skills that had undergone validity and reliability testing. Data analysis included descriptive statistics, normality and homogeneity tests, and an independent samples t-test using SPSS 27 for Windows. The results showed that the mean early reading skill score in the experimental group increased from 72.63 to 89.81, while the control group increased from 73.33 to 80.93. The hypothesis test showed a significance value of 0.040 < 0.05, indicating a significant difference between the experimental and control groups. Therefore, the implementation of the phonics method assisted by sandpaper letters can be used as an alternative learning approach to support the development of early reading skills in early childhood.]]>
