EFFORTS TO IMPROVE SPEAKING SKILLS OF EARLY
CHILDHOOD THROUGH STORYTELLING METHODS WITH PUPPET MEDIA (CLASS ACTION RESEARCH
AT PPT KASIH BUNDA, SAWAHAN DISTRICT, SURABAYA CITY)
Name
:
Retno
Sulsityowatie. P
Regitration
Number
:
23010684439
Study
Program
:
S-1
Department
:
Pendidikan
Guru Pendidikan Anak Usia Dini
Faculty
:
Fakultas
Ilmu pendidikan
Institution
State
University of Surabaya
Lecturer/
Supervisor
:
Dr.
Kartika Rinakit Adhe, S.Pd., M.Pd.
The
background of this research is the prevalence of 3-4 year old children at PPT
Kasih Bunda, Sawahan District, Surabaya City, who exhibit underdeveloped
speaking skills, particularly in expressing their desires and limited
participation in classroom learning processes. Researchers chose puppet media
to address these issues due to its creative, effective, and engaging nature for
children.
This
research aims to examine the effectiveness of storytelling methods with puppet
media in enhancing the speaking skills of early childhood at PPT Kasih Bunda,
Sawahan District. Speaking skills are crucial for children's development,
influencing their ability to communicate, interact, and understand their
environment. However, many 3-4 year old children at PPT Kasih Bunda, Sawahan
District, Surabaya City, still struggle to develop their speaking skills.
This
research employs a qualitative approach with a classroom action research (CAR)
design. The subjects were 3-4 year old children in Group B at PPT Kasih Bunda,
Sawahan District, Surabaya City. Data were collected through observation,
interviews, and documentation. Data analysis was conducted using a descriptive
qualitative method.
The results
indicate that storytelling methods with puppet media are effective in improving
the speaking skills of early childhood. This is evidenced by the increase in
vocabulary, sentence construction abilities, and children's confidence in
speaking. The engaging and interactive nature of puppet media motivates
children to actively participate in storytelling activities. Furthermore, the
use of puppets aids children in comprehending the plot and characters, enabling
them to retell stories more effectively.
This
research concludes that storytelling methods with puppet media can serve as an
effective alternative to enhance the speaking skills of early childhood.
Therefore, it is recommended that early childhood educators implement this
method in their daily teaching activities.
Data on the
improvement in quality from Cycle I to Cycle II is evidenced by the increase in
the average percentage of speaking development achievement, with details as
follows: in the indicator of children speaking clearly and understandably,
Cycle I showed 35%, while Cycle II increased to 87%, a 52% improvement; in the
ability of children to answer questions about the story content, Cycle I showed
35%, while Cycle II increased to 87%, a 52% improvement; in the ability of
children to express feelings verbally, Cycle I showed 36%, while Cycle II
increased to 83%, a 47% improvement; and in the indicator of developing stories
based on imagination, Cycle I showed 27%, while Cycle II increased to 82%, a
55% improvement. This demonstrates that the optimization of speaking skills in
3-4 year old children in Group B at PPT Kasih Bunda through the use of
storytelling methods with puppet media experienced a significant increase, as
evidenced by the improvement in the four indicators of developmental
achievement.
Keywords: speaking skills, early childhood, storytelling
methods, puppet media, classroom action research.