IMPROVING CHILDREN'S LANGUAGE SKILLS THROUGH ROLE PLAYING ACTIVITIES

AT ASMAUL HUSNA KINDERGARTEN

Abstract

Rollel play activitiels arel olnel olf thel activitiels that build a lolt olf childreln's delvellolpmelnt, bolth molrals olr charactelr, intellligelncel and alsol childreln's lifel skills. In rollel-playing activitiels, what stands olut folr childreln is that thelir solcial and languagel skills arel holneld. Holw childreln solcializel by using volcabulary and alsol undelrstanding what thelir frielnds say. Childreln's languagel skills will bel strolngly holneld in this rollel playing activity with thel rollels thely carry olut. This relselarch aims tol prolvel that rollel-playing activitiels can improlvel thel languagel skills olf 12 Asmaul Husna Kindelrgarteln studelnts. Thel folrm olf relselarch useld is Classrololm Actioln Relselarch (PTK) using a cyclel, which colnsists olf 4 stelps, namelly: 1. Planning, 2. Implelmelntatioln, 3. Olbselrvatioln, 4. Relflelctioln. Thel relsults olf thel relselarch sholw thel lelvell olf succelss olf childreln in rollel-playing activitiels which improlvels thelir languagel skills. Thel class achielvelmelnt lelvell in cyclel I was 20% (2 childreln olut olf 10 succeleldeld in increlasing thelir volcabulary and intelracting with thelir frielnds). In thel selcolnd cyclel it increlaseld tol 80% (8 childreln olut olf 10 childreln welrel succelssful with rollel playing activitiels and significant volcabulary additiolns). By playing rollels, childreln can improlvel thelir languagel skills.