Improving The Ability To Recognize Letter Symbols Through Letter Cards At Paud Pelita Bangsa Palimanan, Cirebon Regency

Abstract

The ability to recognize letter symbols is one of the important aspects in the development of early childhood literacy. Mastery of this ability is the basis for children to be able to read and write well in the next stage of education. However, in reality, there are still many children who have difficulty in recognizing and distinguishing letter symbols. This is caused by various factors, such as the lack of appropriate stimulation and the use of learning media that are less interesting for children. This study aims to determine the implementation and results of improving the ability to recognize letter symbols through letter cards in children aged 4-5 years at PAUD Pelita Bangsa. The research method used is Classroom Action Research (CAR). The research was carried out in two cycles, each cycle consisting of planning, implementation of actions, observation, and reflection. The subjects of this study were children in group A PAUD Pelita Bangsa, Cengkuang Village, Palimanan District, Cirebon Regency, totaling 8 students. The results obtained from this study include: The subjects increased because of the stimulation or stimulus with letter cards, children became happier in recognizing letter symbols. This shows that the subjects have achieved good results in recognizing letter symbols because from the initial condition they were not able to recognize letter symbols. Based on the results of the analysis, it is known to have increased after going through the two cycles process as evidenced by the table before the action with a percentage of 36.5% with the interpretation not yet developed. The average result of cycle I with a percentage of 60.9% with the interpretation starting to develop and increasing in the average result of cycle II to 85.9% with the interpretation developing according to expectations