Meningkatkan Minat Baca Anak dengan Menggunakan Media Visual Big Book Warna Bergambar pada Anak Usia 5-6 Tahun di Taman Kanak-kanak A1-Karimah Kecamatan Tampan Pekanbaru

Abstract

This research is motivated by the lack of interest in reading children although teachers have to strive to increase the child's interest in reading the book provides lessons that relate to the story. Formulation of the problem in this research is the use of visual media is the big pictorial book of color can increase the child's interest in reading in kindergarten Al ¬ Karimah Pekanbaru, Bagaianakah application of visual media big color picture book to increase reading in children aged 5-6 years Nursery Al-Karimah child ¬ Pekanbaru How high and increasing interest in reading children using visual media big color book illustrated in child ¬ NurseryAl-Karimah Pekanbaru?. Subjects in this study were children in group B 1 academic y ear of 2011 ¬ 2012 with the number of children of 20 people, consisting of 8 boys and 12 girls. As for the time this research was conducted from October to December 2011 from the hours of 08:30 to 09:00 am. This classroom action research in order to work well without the barriers that interfere with the smooth course of a study, researchers compiled the stages through which the action research, namely: 1. Action planning, 2. Implementation of the action, 3. Observation, and 4. Reflection. Successful implementation of visual media big color picture book for children known to increase reading from an increase in the percentage of children reading the implementation. Implementation of the 4 statement before action alternative indicator valueis 299 with a percentage of 46.7%, were classified at the low level of interest in reading children were in the range 0-55%. I cycle 4 of 4 meeting statement alternative indicator value is 454 with a percentage of 70.9%, were classified at the level of interest in reading for children that are in the range 56-75%. Cycle II meeting of 4 and 4 alternative indicator values statement is 553 with a percentage of 86.4%, were classified at the higher level of interest in reading children were in the range 76-100%. So the hypothesis is accepted that the use of visual media and big color picture book can increase reading children aged 5-6 years in kindergarten Al-Karimah Handsome Pekanbaru district 1 group B 20011-2012 school year.