Improving Expressive Language Skills Using Characterized Hand Puppets

There are four language skills, namely, listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Kindergarten-aged children only need to hear speak correctly according their age development. According Departemen Pendidikan Nasional (2003), the fiction of development for early childhood is as a means communication with environment, tool developing children's innate, actual abilities, expression, expressing feelings thoughts others. This study aimed improve expressive skills using character hand puppets in group B1 TK ABA Wonosari IV many 15 children. Data collection through observation documentation. The results showed an increase indicators pre-cycle conditions 13% 60% first 93% second cycles. power analysis concluded that puppet media could IV. researcher suggests teachers use skills.