This study aimed to improve the early reading abilities of pupils with learning difficulties by applying a differentiated learning approach supported by letter puzzle media in Class V Persik at SD A Malinau Kota. The study employed Classroom Action Research (CAR) across two cycles, with each cycle involving planning, implementation, observation, and reflection, and involved two pupils experiencing difficulties with early reading as the research subjects, while data were gathered through reading tests, observations of pupils’ and teachers’ activities, interviews, and documentation before being analysed using both quantitative and qualitative approaches. Improvements in early reading ability were observed in both subjects following the intervention, with MC’s score rising from 52% at the initial stage to 68% in Cycle I and 96% in Cycle II, while MD’s score increased from 32% before the intervention to 42% in Cycle I and 90% in Cycle II, accompanied by greater pupil participation during learning activities through the differentiated learning approach supported by letter puzzle media.
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