p-ISSN: 2808– 5604 e-ISSN: 2808 – 5078 Volume. 4, No. 2, 2023 Indo-MathEdu Intellectuals Journal 695 ANALISIS KESULITAN MEMBACA PERMULAAN SISWA KELAS II SD NEGERI 0501 HUTANOPAN Era Mutiah 1 , Nurhalimah Harahap 2 , Risky Padilah 3 1, 2, 3 STAI Barumun Raya Sibuhuan, Jl. Ki Hajar Dewantara No. 66 B Sibuhuan, Padang Lawas, Indonesia Email: eramutiah470@gmail.com Article History Received: 11-09-2023 Revision: 14-09-2023 Accepted: 15-09-2023 Published: 16-09-2023 Abstract. Beginning reading ability is an important issue for low grade students. If students' reading ability cannot be completed, it will become a big problem at the next level. The purpose of this study was to determine (1) the reading ability of the second-grade students at SD Negeri 0501 Hutanopan. (2) What are the inhibiting factors for beginning reading comprehension difficulties for second grade students at SD Negeri 0501 Hutanopan. This research is presented in a qualitative descriptive form with the aim of describing a process that occurs in the field. Data collection techniques are observation, interviews, and documentation. Based on the results of the study it can be concluded that (1) the initial reading ability of class II students at SD Negeri 0501 Hutanopan on average the second grade students were quite good at reading, because there were still found 6 students only recognized letters without being able to combine letters into words, 16 students only can spell letters but difficult to combine letters, 10 students are quite good at combining letters. (2) There are two factors inhibiting the difficulty of beginning reading skills for second grade students at SD Negeri 0501 Hutanopan, namely internal and external. Keywords: Difficulty Reading, Reading the Beginning of Students Abstrak. Kemampuan membaca permulaan merupakan masalah penting bagi siswa kelas rendah. Jika kemampuan membaca siswa tidak dapat dituntaskan akan menjadi masalah besar pada jenjang selanjutnya. Tujuan dari penelitian ini untuk mengetahui (1) Kemampuan membaca permulaan siswa kelas II SD Negeri 0501 Hutanopan. (2) Apa saja faktor penghambat kesulitan kemampuan membaca permulaan siswa kelas II SD Negeri 0501 Hutanopan. Penelitian ini disajikan dalam bentuk deskriptif kualitatif dengan tujuan untuk menggambarkan suatu proses yang terjadi di lapangan. Teknik pengumpulan data adalah: observasi, wawancara, dan dokumentasi. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian dapat diambil kesimpulan bahwa (1) Kemampuan membaca permulaan siswa kelas II SD Negeri 0501 Hutanopan rata-rata peserta didik kelas II cukup baik dalam membaca, karena masih ditemukan 6 siswa hanya mengenal huruf tanpa dapat menggabungkan huruf menjadi kata, 16 siswa hanya dapat mengeja huruf tetapi susah untuk menggabungkan huruf, serta 10 siswa cukup baik dalam menggabungkan kata. (2) Faktor penghambat kesulitan kemampuan membaca permulaan siswa kelas II SD Negeri 0501 Hutanopan terdapat dua faktor yaitu internal dan eksternal. Kata Kunci: Kesulitan Membaca, Membaca Permulaan Siswa How to Cite: Mutiah, E., Harahap, N., & Padilah, R. (2023). Analisis Kesulitan Membaca Permulaan Siswa Kelas II SD Negeri 0501 Hutanopan. Indo-MathEdu Intellectuals Journal, 4 (2), 695-704. http://doi.org/10.54373/imeij.v4i2.262.