<![CDATA[The development of digital technology has brought significant changes to daily life, including in the field of education. Smartphones have now become highly accessible devices for elementary school students, both at home and in school environments. This study aims to analyze the impact of smartphone use on the reading literacy of elementary school students. This research uses a mixed methods design with a concurrent embedded strategy. The informants for this study were 17 elementary school students from SDN 09 Sirukam, West Sumatra, Indonesia. The researcher used in-depth interviews and questionnaires to collect data.Qualitative data analysis was conducted using the Miles and Huberman interactive analysis model, which includes three stages: data reduction, data display, and conclusion drawing. The results of this study indicate that smartphone use has a considerable impact on reading literacy. This is evident from two aspects: students' lack of interest in reading and understanding texts, and their tendency to spend time using smartphones for less important activities such as playing games and watching videos.Quantitative data analysis used Pearson's Product Moment correlation analysis. The results showed a correlation coefficient value of -0.68, which falls into the strong correlation category with a negative direction of relationship.]]>
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