PENGARUH PERMAINAN DETEKTIF HURUF UNTUK MENINGKATKAN KEMAMPUAN KEAKSARAAN AWAL ANAK USIA 5-6 TAHUN DI RA DARUL HIKMAH KAB. ACEH BESAR

Abstract

Based on initial observations at RA Darul Hikmah, Aceh Besar District, it can be seen that early literacy is still lacking because some children have not been able to pronounce letters or symbols either randomly or sequentially. There are still some children in pronouncing the wrong letters or words or recognizing vowels and consonants, children are also still low and have difficulty distinguishing shapes, finding letters and understanding letters. The media used in learning only focuses on the blackboard. The formulation of the problem in this study is whether the letter detective game has an effect on improving early literacy skills for children aged 5-6 years at RA Darul Hikmah, Aceh Besar District. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of the letter detective game to improve early literacy skills of children aged 5-6 years at RA Darul Hikmah, Aceh Besar District. The research method used is Pre-experimental Design with a quantitative approach, namely One Group Pre-test and Post-test Design. Data analysis techniques used are normality test, t test and hypothesis testing. The results of the study showed that the pre-test data obtained an average value of 43% in the Beginning to Develop (MB) category and the post-test obtained an average value of 77.2% in the Very Good Developing (BSB) category. The results of testing the t-test hypothesis that tcount is greater than ttable means tcount > ttable that is 25.47>1.69. Thus, Ha is accepted and Ho is rejected. It can be concluded that Ha reads that the influence of the letter detective game has an effect on increasing early literacy skills at the age of 5-6 years in RA Darul Hikmah Kab. Aceh Besar.