This study was conducted to answer questions about the effect of the ADaBta method (observe, listen, read, tell) on students' basic literacy skills at Madrasah Ibtidiyah in East Lombok district. This study involved 18 teachers of grades 1, 2, and 3 and students of grades 1, 2, and 3 totaling 303 people. This is a qualitative descriptive study. The results of this study revealed that there was a change in teacher learning methods for the better, especially in learning management. Basic reading abilities among students decreased from 50.2% in January 2021 to 23.1% in April 2021, reflecting a reduction in the level of students' knowledge of letters and words. Students with word and sentence level skills was + 34.3% in January 2021 increased to + 43.5% in April 2021, while students with paragraph and story skill levels was + 15.5% in January 2021 increased to 33.3% in April 2021. The findings of this study also showed that male and female pupils had different levels of proficiency in basic literacy.