This study aims to describe 1) the effort of the school to introduce the reading culture of the students I SD Muhammadiyah Pangkalpinang 2) the function of reading corner I SD Muhammadiyah Pangkalpinang 3) obstacles in optimizing the function of reading corner I SD Muhammadiyah Pangkalpinang 4) the solution of the barriers in optimizing the function of reading corner I SD Muhammadiyah Pangkalpinang. The type of research used is qualitative research with type of phenomenology research. Informants in this study are principals, first grade teachers and children who have problems learning to read. The research results show that: 1) Efforts from the school to introduce the reading culture of students in elementary school I Muhammadiyah Pangkalpinang delivered by the principal by bringing publishers to provide a selection of books to be given to students. 2) The function of reading corner provides a new atmosphere in class, also when there is free time can be used for reading. In addition, making students happy to read with a mentored teacher. 3) Obstacles in optimizing the function of the reading corner is the difficulty of introducing reading culture from an early age. 4) Solutions in optimizing the function of reading corner, among others, teachers provide books reading in
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accordance with the needs of students and trying to add a collection of reading so that students do not get bored reading in the corner read
