BRAIN GYM TERHADAP PERKEMBANGAN VERBAL PADA ANAK USIA PRA SEKOLAH DI TK NURUL INSANI MANDURO NGORO MOJOKERTO

Abstract

The success of optimal child growth and development determines the nation's future. Speaking or language is a child's ability to be able to understand prohibitions/orders to express wishes, tell stories, ask questions, tell feelings or emotions, various stories to WHO arguments in 2018 Child development in Indonesia is 7,512.6 per 100,000 population or 7.5%, children Delayed development is estimated at approximately 5% to 10% of development. The exact data indicating the delay is not yet known. However, it is estimated that 1 to 3% of children under 5 years of age experience delays. One method of stimulating children is Brain Gym exercise. The study aimed to determine the effect of Brain gym on verbal development in preschool-age children.this type of quantitative research with One Groups Pretest-Posttest Design. The research subjects of group A Nurul Insani Kindergarten children were 23 boys and 17 girls. Children's verbal ability is obtained from observation with KPSP. Held in August – November 2021. analysed by statistical tests using the Wilcoxon test with the results of value (0.01 < 0.05) so that it is concluded that there is an influence of Brain Gym on verbal development in pre-school age children. Brain Gym effectively improves verbal skills in early childhood.further research for more variables about Brain Gym on the development and growth of pre-school age children.