The background of this study is the low reading ability of students in the beginning because of some problems that students are less able to combine letters despite literacy, teacher using conventional methods and strategies and not using the right media in learning had been reading. So that in this study there are three problems is the implementation of learning how to use media cards increase the ability to read the beginning of the word, how student learning outcomes in reading starters through learning by using the word card media, what are the obstacles encountered in learning to read the beginning by using the media word cards and how to cope. This research shaped classroom action research (Classroom action research) using qualitative descriptive method. The subjects were teachers and students of class I SDN Sumbergirang 2 Puri Mojokerto totaling 19 students. The study design is run through three stages: planning, execution and observation, and reflection. This study was conducted in two cycles with each cycle there are two meetings. Data collection techniques using observation sheets, test sheets and field notes. The results of the first cycle studies is, feasibility study to 73.6%, the result of student learning in the classical 73.6%, and field notes are teachers need to set a good time, and students are not familiar with the media card following study said. Results of research on the second cycle is for learning feasibility study to 93.6%, the result of student learning in the classical 89.4%, and field notes that teachers are already well on set time in learning and students are able to receive a good learning and enthusiastically. From these results it can be concluded that by using the word card media can improve the implementation of learning to improve reading ability starters
Keywords: media, word cards, read the beginning