Abstract
This study aims to determine the process of applying the game of snakes and ladders in increasing letter recognition in children aged 4-5 years at the Pembina State Kindergarten of Langsa City and to see the activities of children in learning to recognize letters using the game of snakes and ladders. This research is a type of Classroom Action Research (CAR). The subjects in this study were the 17 children of group B of the Pembina State Kindergarten in Langsa City. The method used in data collection, namely, observation and interviews. Data collection techniques using descriptive quantitative. The results of the study showed that the game of snakes and ladders can improve children's ability to recognize letters. At the time of pre-action observation, the percentage of ability to recognize letters was 43% with indicators recognizing letter symbols 15%, making meaningful scribbles 15%, writing and speaking letters (A-Z) 11.7%. In the first cycle the percentage of increase in children's letter recognition was 66.4% with a category of 15 children starting to develop 2 children developing according to expectations (BSH) with indicators recognizing letter symbols 20.5%, making meaningful scribbles 23.5%, writing and writing. pronounce the letters (AZ) 22%. Furthermore, in cycle II there was a very significant increase, namely 98% with the criteria of 13 children developing as expected (BSH) and 4 children developing very well (BSB) with indicators recognizing letter symbols 33%, making meaningful scribbles 32%, writing and speaking letters (AZ) 32%. Based on the description of the results of the research before the action, cycle I and cycle II, it can be concluded that the snake and ladder game is able to improve the ability to recognize children's letters in the Pembina State Kindergarten of Langsa City.
Highlights
Skills in recognizing letters are one indicator of a child's success in reading as they get older (Heilmann et al, 2018)
After a child leaves kindergarten, usually little time is devoted to teaching the alphabet, so children need to recognize letters and letter sounds in preschool to reduce difficulties during literacy activities (Tortorelli et al, 2017)
If the pre-recognition letter experience is given at preschool age, it is hoped that the child will achieve reading
Summary
Skills in recognizing letters are one indicator of a child's success in reading as they get older (Heilmann et al, 2018). If the child already knows letters, the child will quickly learn the language level, such as writing sentences, reading, and quickly gain knowledge from reading a lot (Suharti, H., & Supena, 2018) He ability to recognize children's letters is influenced by several factors, including the motivation that drives children's enthusiasm to recognize letters. The initial observations that the researcher made at the Pembina Kindergarten in Langsa City showed that the use of learning media to introduce letters to early childhood was still not optimal It affects children's interest in participating in the learning process. No research underlines how to improve the ability to recognize children's letters through the snake and ladder learning media. This study aims to determine the process of playing snakes and ladders letters in improving the ability to recognize letters in children aged 4-5 years
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