PENINGKATAN KEMAMPUAN PENGENALAN HUFUF MELALUI MEDIA FLASH CARD HURUF BERGAMBAR PADA KELOMPOK A DI TK DHARMA WANITA I BEGADUNG NGANJUK 

IMPROVING THE ABILITY TO RECOGNIZE HUFUF THROUGH MEDIA FLASH CARDS PICTURE LETTERS IN GROUP A AT TK DHARMA WANITA I BEGADUNG NGANJUK

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk meningkatkan kemampuan mengenal huruf anak usia dini melalui media flash card huruf bergambar pada kelompok A di TK Dharma Wanita I Begadung, Nganjuk. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode Penelitian Tindakan Kelas (PTK) model Kemmis & McTaggart yang dilaksanakan dalam dua siklus, dengan tahapan perencanaan, pelaksanaan, observasi, dan refleksi. Subjek penelitian adalah 12 anak usia 5–6 tahun. Data dikumpulkan melalui observasi, dokumentasi, dan tes formatif (pretest dan posttest), kemudian dianalisis secara deskriptif kuantitatif. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan adanya peningkatan signifikan kemampuan mengenal huruf setelah penggunaan media flash card huruf bergambar. Media flash card bergambar terbukti meningkatkan atensi, partisipasi, dan daya ingat anak dalam pembelajaran literasi awal. Penelitian ini memberikan kontribusi praktis dalam pengembangan metode pembelajaran yang kontekstual dan menyenangkan di tingkat PAUD, serta kontribusi teoritis dalam memperkuat efektivitas pendekatan multisensori berbasis visual-verbal.

Kata Kunci: Kemampuan mengenal huruf, flash card bergambar, PTK.

This study aims to improve the ability to recognize early childhood letters through media flash cards illustrated letters in group A at Dharma Wanita I Begadung Kindergarten, Nganjuk. This research uses the method of Classroom Action Research (PTK) Kemmis & McTaggart model which is carried out in two cycles, with the stages of planning, implementation, observation, and reflection. The research subjects were 12 children aged 5-6 years. Data were collected through observation, documentation, and formative tests (pretest and posttest), then analyzed descriptively quantitatively. The results showed a significant increase in the ability to recognize letters after the use of picture letter flash cards. Picture flash card media is proven to increase children's attention, participation, and memory in early literacy learning. This research provides a practical contribution in the development of contextual and fun learning methods at the PAUD level, as well as a theoretical contribution in strengthening the effectiveness of visual-verbal-based multisensory approaches.

Keywords : Letter recognition skills, picture flash cards, Classroom Action Research.