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.
