A child with mental impairment is a child who has mental retardation, can reach MA development up to approximately 7 years. So, the child experiences obstacle in academic learning, such as early reading learning. The purpose of this study is to determine the use of the cantol raudhoh method in practicing early reading skills for children with mental disabilities in grade III. This research uses descriptive methods and case studies with a qualitative approach, the data collection techniques used in this study are interview, observation and documentation. The results of using the cantol raudhoh method showed that the three children with mental disabilities who in this study were able to recognize letters (vowels, consonants and az), read syllables patterned “KV”, read syllables patterned “VK” and read syllables patterned “KV-KV”. Therefore, those discovers that there is a change for the better after using the cantol raudhoh method in reading the beginning. This method is one of the learning methods that can be used effectively and efficiently. The implementation of this learning begins with preparation, core activities and final activities. This research was recommended to the principal to support teachers to be able to take part in seminars/tutoring on providing early reading learning for children with special needs.