Peningkatan Kemampuan Literasi Awal Anak Prasekolah Melalui Program Stimulasi

• Published in: Jurnal psikologi (Yogyakarta, Indonesia) Vol. 44; no. 3
• Main Authors: Widyaning Hapsari, Lisnawati Ruhaena, Wiwien Dinar Pratisti
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Indonesian
• Published: Universitas Gadjah Mada 01.12.2017
• ISSN: 0215-8884; 2460-867X
• DOI: 10.22146/jpsi.16929

Stimulation program is a treatment by providing literacy packages containing guidebooks literacy activities, media literacy in children and socialization for mothers. The purpose of this study was to test the effectiveness of the stimulation program to improve literacy skills in preschoolers. The proposed hypothesis that stimulation literacy program effective in improving early literacy skills in preschool children. This research method using a quasi-experimental design with non-equivalent control group. Subjects were 30 children aged 3-5 years were divided into an experimental group and a control group. Based on the analysis by the non-parametric statistical test Mann-Whitney U, it was known that there were differences increase early literacy skills in the experimental group and control group. Qualitative analysis showed an increase in the literacy skills by observing changes in the measurement results. Results from this study is important as a new study in finding alternative methods of stimulating preschool children.