Strengthening Early Childhood Literacy Through Storytelling Activities

Abstract

Abstract. The  early childhood literacy strengthening program through storytelling activities is aimed at supporting the basic fundamental quality of early childhood in Kindergarten. The object of this program is a Kindergarten of 'Aisyiyah Bustanul Athfal (ABA) Ngentak, Pringinan, Tirtorahayu, Galur, Kulon Progo. Preliminary observations indicate the need to improve the quality of fundamental literacy through structured and measured storytelling activities. Therefore, the community development team strengthened fundamental literacy through storytelling activities using Gagne's event instructional design to focus students on storytelling activities. Afterward, students will be brought to discuss the stories and followed up with developing activities in the form of structured individual and class projects. Pre-test and post-test are given before and after the implementation of the storytelling activities targeting the components of alphabet knowledge, print awareness, and students' socio-emotional skills. The result shows that this program succeeded in improving the socio-emotional skills of students. This program has also succeeded in increasing students' interest in the letters of the alphabet and the print words listed in the book.