Pengaruh Media Boneka Tangan terhadap Kemampuan Berbicara pada Anak Kelompok A di RA Masyithoh 1

Language is a very important communication tool in human life, because it is a tool for understanding feelings for others as well as a tool for understanding other people's thoughts. Speech ability is a naturally acquired ability, but speaking formally requires an exercise process and incentive direction. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of hand puppet media on speaking ability in group A children in RA Masyithhoh I Banjarsari Sumberasih Probolinggo. The design of this study uses classroom action research, which has four stages, namely planning, action, observation, reflection. The subjects in this descriptive classroom action research (CAR) were 20 children in Masyithoh RA group consisting of 9 boys and 11 girls. The observations at the end of the research development activities for two cycles, including the child being able to say words clearly, the fluency of the language in the story, coherent in telling stories. The result has been an increase in language skills through the media hand puppets to the speaking ability of children B RA Masyithoh I Banjarsari seen from the initial condition: 30%, cycle I: 50%, cycle II: 95%, so the percentage increase from pre-cycle (initial condition) to cycle I is 30%, and the process of increasing from cycle I to cycle II is 20%. The increase in the percentage from cycle I to cycle II experienced a 45% increase