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Indonesia's Golden Vision 2045 demands the readiness of superior, creative, and adaptive human resources in the face of rapid digital technological advancements. Digital literacy is one of the primary foundations that must be instilled from an early age, particularly at the elementary school level. This article aims to comprehensively examine the importance of digital literacy at the elementary school level, its role in shaping 21st-century character and skills, and the challenges and strategies for its implementation in elementary education. Through a literature review method, this article analyzes various research findings and best practices related to strengthening digital literacy in elementary school-aged children.The results show that digital literacy not only enhances students' technical skills in operating digital devices but also fosters critical thinking, creativity, collaboration, and effective communication. Additionally, digital literacy plays a crucial role in building digital ethics awareness and cybersecurity, as well as promoting reading interest through interactive learning media. However, challenges persist, including limited facilities, uneven teacher competence, and a lack of integration of digital literacy in the curriculum. To overcome these obstacles, synergy is needed between schools, governments, and communities in providing infrastructure, teacher training, and developing relevant curricula.Thus, strengthening digital literacy from elementary school is a strategic step in preparing a smart, critical, and competitive generation, while supporting the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Indonesia's Golden Vision 2045.

Early reading ability is a basic skill that is important to be mastered by early grade students as a foundation for learning at a higher level. However, based on observations in class 1B of SD Negeri 104202 Bandar Setia Village, it was found that many students had difficulty in early reading, such as recognizing letters, combining letters into words, and understanding the meaning of simple words. This study aims to improve students' early reading ability through the use of picture media. This study uses the Classroom Action Research (CAR) method which is carried out in two cycles. Each cycle consists of the stages of planning, implementation, observation, and reflection. The subjects of this study were 29 students of class 1B of SD Negeri 104202 Bandar Setia Village. This study was conducted at SD Negeri 104202 Bandar Setia Village on Jl. Terusan Dusun V, Bandar Khalifah, Kec. Percut Sei Tuan, Deli Serdang Regency. Data were collected through observation, reading ability test results, and documentation. The results showed that the use of picture media significantly improved students' early reading ability. The improvement is seen from the results of the reading ability test, active student participation during learning, and increased student interest in learning. This can be seen from the results of the assessment carried out starting from the pre-cycle, cycle 1 and cycle 2. The use of visual media to improve Indonesian literacy in elementary schools can improve achievement, ability, and improve student learning outcomes at SD Negeri 104202 Bandar Setia Village. In addition, image media helps students understand the material more easily in a fun and interesting way. The conclusion of this study is that image media is effective as a learning aid to improve early reading skills in early grades. It is hoped that teachers can continue to develop visual-based learning media to create a more interesting and interactive learning atmosphere.

This study aims to: (1) To determine the literacy of fifth grade students at MIN Sibuhuan. (2) To find out the reading interest of class V MIN Sibuhuan students. (3) To determine the effect of literacy and interest in reading on the learning achievement of class V MIN Sibuhuan students. The type of research used is quantitative research. Data collection techniques in this research were obtained through tests, observation and documentation. The data analysis techniques used are validity and reliability tests, normality and homogeneity tests and hypothesis testing. Based on the results of the study it was concluded that: (1) Literacy of class V students of Sibuhuan MIN has an average of 79.2, the highest score is 90 and the lowest score is 60. (2) The reading interest of class V students of Sibuhuan MIN has an average of 78, 8, the highest score is 90 and the lowest score is 60. (3) The effect of literacy and interest in reading on student achievement in class V MIN Sibuhuan. In the pretest the mean is 59.6, the highest score is 90 and the lowest score is 30. Meanwhile, student achievement in the posttest for the mean is 76.4, the highest score is 90 and the lowest score is 50. So the increase in learning achievement from the pretest is quite significant ie from 48% to 84%.    

The word literacy is now very familiar to the public. We define someone who is literate as someone who is literate or can read.  Reading has a very strong cultural influence on the literacy development of students.  Unfortunately, student achievement at SDN Beru is still low.  Therefore, in community service in Beru village, we held a literacy movement program to increase interest in reading. The implementation method applied is to provide assistance by interacting directly with students through teaching and learning activities in the classroom. The goal is that students at SDN Beru can read. The result of this service is that students gain new knowledge from the literacy movement.