The Power of Literacy Generated by “Pantai Yang Kurindukan” Book for Early Years’ Children

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10.2991/assehr.k.200808.026How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Literacy, media, early childhood

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to introduce literacy to young children with the help of appropriate electronic books. This study utilizes an electronic book by Ni Nyoman Ayu Suciartini entitled “Pantai yang Kurindukan” as a learning material. The book contains a campaign about children’s care for the environment, especially plastic waste and ocean cleanliness. This book is perceived as an effective medium to educate how children read and write critically and creatively. This research is a qualitative descriptive study. Data were collected through observation, interviews, and questionnaires. The data were analyzed by employing data reduction techniques, data analysis, and data presentation. The study found that “Pantai yang Kurindukan” book could be an effective medium to introduce literacy and early childhood awareness of environmental issues, especially plastic waste and ocean cleanliness. The study is expected to give a long-term impact on how children analyze information in a reading material, and understand its messages to help protect the surrounding environment.

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© 2020, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - I Nyoman Payuyasa
AU  - Ni Nyoman Ayu Suciartini
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2020/08/10
TI  - The Power of Literacy Generated by “Pantai Yang Kurindukan” Book for Early Years’ Children
BT  - Proceedings of the International Conference on Early Childhood Education and Parenting 2019 (ECEP 2019)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 137
EP  - 139
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.200808.026
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.200808.026
ID  - Payuyasa2020
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