<![CDATA[This study investigates how the use of wayang (leather puppet) media as astorytelling tool impacts the language skills of children in Pembina 1 State Kindergarten, Bengkulu City. The main objective of this study is to determine the Effect of Storytelling Methods Using Wayang Media on Children's Language Skills. A quantitative approach with a quasi-experimental method was used, specifically with a non-equivalent pretest-posttest group design. The research participants were children aged 5-6 years, consisting of 10 children in the control group and 10 children in the experimental group. Purposive sampling technique was used to select participants. Hypothesis testing Using Independent Sample Tests showed that the Pretest was 0.943 > 0.05, indicating that there was no difference in initial language skills between the control group and the experimental group. This means that both groups were in equal conditions before being given treatment. Furthermore, the test results on the Posttest showed a significance value of 0.000 < 0.05 so it can be concluded that there was a significant difference between the learning outcomes of the experimental group and the control group after treatment. The average posttest score for the experimental group (66.20) was higher than the control group (44.10) by 22.10 points. These results indicate that the use of wayang media in storytelling activities significantly and positively improves the language skills of children aged 5-6 years at Pembina 1 State Kindergarten, Bengkulu City.]]>
