<![CDATA[One effective strategy for developing language skills in early childhood is the use of storytelling methods, which can stimulate children's interest in beginning to read. Beginning reading is a foundational skill that supports the early stages of the reading process. To encourage this skill, engaging media that captures children's attention is essential—one example is the use of story card books. This study involved group A early childhood students and aimed to explore the use of story card book media in storytelling activities to improve beginning reading abilities. The research employed a qualitative method with a descriptive approach. We collected data through interviews, observations, and documentation, and analyzed it using data reduction and data display techniques. The results showed an improvement in children's beginning reading abilities after participating in storytelling activities using story card book media. After ten storytelling sessions, children's reading abilities improved significantly. At the first session, nine children were categorized as not yet developing, and one child was beginning to develop. By the eighth session, seven children were developing very well, one child was developing as expected, and two children were beginning to develop.]]>
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