PEMANFAATAN MEDIA BONEKA TANGAN UNTUK MENGEMBANGKAN KOSAKATA ANAK USIA 5-6 TAHUN TK BUNDA GHIFARI KECAMATAN KENJERAN SURABAYA

Most of childern in Bunda Ghifari Kidergarten use mother tongue (Madura Languange) in their daily activity. Concering childern’s languange development, it is recommmended for them not only learn their mother tongue. It is based in the idea that the more one increases his vocabulary, the more he advances his language skill. To examine and improve childern’s vocabulary competency, the researcher used hand puppets as media for story telling because hand media is approproate and interesting for childern. The research based on the analysis that implemented story telling method by hand puppets media, Childern were able to repeat the sentences that they had listened for up to 85%, follow simple sentences for up to 90%, and answer questions of of who,why,where,how many/much how for 95%. Based on those result, it can be concluded that there was an improvement in the vocabulary competency a following learning method of story telling by hand puppets media. Therefor generally hand puppets are proper to be used as alternative media in Bunda Ghifari Kinderganten so that it can improve childern’s vocabulary competency