PENERAPAN METODE BERCERITA BERBANTUAN MEDIA BONEKA JARI UNTUK MENINGKATKAN KEMAMPUAN BERBAHASA LISAN ANAK USIA DINI

This research is aimed to know the development of students’ ability in spoken language of class B1 in the Second Semester in the Academic Year 2013/2014 in Ganesa Kindergarten Singaraja by applying story telling method using finger puppet media. This research was a classroom action research which was conducted in two cycles. The subjects of the study are 14 kindergarten students in class B1 in the second semester in the academic year of 2013/2014. The data was collected by using observation method. The instrument used was in form of observation form. The data collected were analyzed by using descriptive statistical analysis and quantitative descriptive. Results of the data analysis showed that the average score of students’ spoken language ability of B1 group increased after implementing storytelling method with assist of finger puppet media from 72.1% in the first cycle in which it is categorized as moderate category into 82.5 % in the second cycle in which it is categoried as high category. In conclusion, there is an increase of students’ spoken language ability after implementing storytelling method aided by finger puppet media that is 10.4%. It is categorized as relatively high category.