Sandpaper Letters: Sensory Exploration Sharpens Early Preschool Writing Skills

Abstract

The purpose of this study is the early writing ability with Sandpaper Letters media in children aged 4-5 years at At-Taqwa Islamic Kindergarten, East Jakarta. The research subjects were 13 students aged 4-5 years at At-Taqwa Islamic Kindergarten, East Jakarta. The quantitative approach with the research method applied in this study is experimental research. Based on the results of hypothesis testing that has been carried out using the t-test, the average results of children's early writing ability before being given behavior were 17.53 and a standard deviation of 2.401 and after being given behavior were 30.61 and a standard deviation of 2.599. Thus, Sandpaper Letters media has an effect on the early writing ability of children aged 4-5 years. Based on the results of research conducted at At-Taqwa Islamic Kindergarten, East Jakarta, the use of Sandpaper Letters media can influence the early writing skills of children aged 4-5 years with data on the comparison of pretest and posttest using the t-test, the calculated t is 31,505. Because the value (Sig.2-tailed) is 0.000 <0.05, it can be concluded that there is a significant influence after using Sandpaper Letters media on the early writing skills of children aged 4-5 years.