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Miller Dhieni, 2005 : 5.18 stated ―the power of language experience approach
particularly is enable children to use their own experience as learning material of speaking and
reading.‖ Based on the elaboration of problem above, this study focused on Learning
Application by Language Experience Approach in enhancing early speaking and reading abilities toward Kinder Garden children.
Aims
1. To find out whether there is difference of speaking ability between children who
get Language Experience Approach treatment experiment group with children who do not get Language Experience Approach treatment.
2. To find out whether there is difference of early reading ability between children
who get Language Experience Approach treatment experiment group with children who do not get Language Experience Approach treatment.
The Benefit of Study
1. Theoretical Benefit
It is hoped that the result of this study can prove empirically about learning influence by language experience approach in enhancing speaking ability and early reading ability of
Kinder Garden children.
2. Practical Benefit
It is hoped the result of this study is beneficial for Kinder Garden teachers in developing language ability particularly speaking ability and early reading ability by Language
Experience Approach.
The Method of Study The method which is used in this study is experiment method by using Quasi Experiment
Design. The form of this quasi experiment design is non equivalent Control Group Design.
This study was conducted in Kinder Garden Plus Koran Almansyuriyyah, Gegerkalong Bandung. The subjects of this study are children of group B, age of 5
– 6 years old. Two classes are determined as experiment group and control group.
THEORETICAL BACKGROUND Language Experience Approach
1. Definition of Learning Experience Approach
According to Dictionary of reading in Sumarni, 1994 : 16. Language experience approach is an approach in learning to read in which
students‘ or group‘s own word written down and used as materials of instruction for reading, writing,
speaking and listening. This is in accord with what is expressed by Marcia 2006:
The language experience approach is a whole language approach that promotes reading and writing through the use of personal experiences and oral language. It can be used in
tutorial or classroom setting with homogeneous or heterogeneous groups of learners.
Based on review toward the definition of language experience approach which had been explained, it can be concluded that language experience approach is an
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approach in reading learning which emphasize the role of child experience as learning material. Experience in this case is important because from this experience someone will
possess the concept which later will be generated in the form of language.
2. The Principle of Language Experience Approach
There are some principles which need to be noticed by teachers in early reading learning by Language Experience Approach. Those principles are explained by Cramer 2004
and also Staufler in Sumarni, 1994. Those principles among other are:
First, spoken language and experience bridge the distance between spoken language and writing, when language and experience is made to become speaking and
reading learning, speaking and reading learning will become easier, because spoken language experience is basic of written language experience. Because every children
always acquire their spoken language before they acquire written language.
Second, speaking and early reading learning is arranged based on child experience. Language and experience have very tight connection because language is
experience expression, and experience need language for expressing it. Third, language intended to find the meaning and the best way to obtain it is by
usage and practice which is meaningful, in age toward entering school 4 – 6 years old
child has own the experience about the meaning and concept which adequately made to become basic of speaking and early reading learning.
Forth, there is relation among what is seen, what is done and what is spoken by human being. This show that experiences owned by human being is interrelated and
supported each other. In other words, one experience will support the realization of another experience. And the existing experience is basic to obtain new experiences.
Fifth, if language will be taught effectively so teaching should be based on language usage functionally. This imply that whether a language teaching is effective or
not is very influenced by the meaningfulness of material which is given in the sense that material which is taught related or appeared in learner‘s daily situation.
Sixth, constructive experience support learning and understanding process. This imply that learning process which is based on meaningful experience will facilitate
understanding thus enable the success into learning process.
3. The Strength of Language Experience Approach
