GENIUS: Indonesian Journal of Early Childhood Education
Vol. 7 No. 1 (2026): GENIUS: Indonesian Journal of Early Childhood Education

The Effect of Beatbox-Accompanied Storytelling on Receptive Language Development in Children Aged 4–5 Years

Abda Billah Faza Muhammadkan Bastian (Universitas Islam Negeri Sultan Maulana Hasanuddin Banten)
Imroatun Imroatun (Universitas Islam Negeri Sultan Maulana Hasanuddin Banten)
Muhiyatul Huliyah (Universitas Islam Negeri Sultan Maulana Hasanuddin Banten)
Alinda Yunita (Universitas Islam Negeri Sultan Maulana Hasanuddin Banten)
Juholillah Juholillah (Universitas Islam Negeri Sultan Maulana Hasanuddin Banten)
Dind Ibra Benign Sajid (Al-Azhar University Egypt)



Article Info

Publish Date
24 Jun 2026

Abstract

This study examined the effect of beatbox-accompanied storytelling on receptive language development among early childhood learners. A one-group pretest–posttest pre-experimental design was employed involving 20 children aged 4–5 years from Wadas Kelir Creative House Playgroup (KB Rumah Kreatif Wadas Kelir), Purwokerto, Central Java. Children’s receptive language performance was assessed before and after participating in beatbox-integrated storytelling activities using an observation-based questionnaire. Data were analyzed through descriptive statistics, normality testing, paired-samples t-test, and regression analysis using SPSS. The findings showed a significant improvement in children’s receptive language scores after the implementation of beatbox-accompanied storytelling (p < .05). Regression analysis indicated that the storytelling intervention contributed to receptive language outcomes, explaining 27.9% of the variance (R² = .279). These findings suggest that integrating beatboxing into storytelling creates a multisensory and interactive learning experience that supports children’s attention, engagement, comprehension, and responses. This study highlights beatboxing as a creative pedagogical strategy for strengthening receptive language development in early childhood education.

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Journal Info

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gns

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Subject

Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Other

Description

GENIUS: Indonesian Journal of Early Childhood Education is specialized in Development of Moral and Religious Values, Physical Motoric Development, Social and Emotional Development, Cognitive Development, Language Development, The Development of Arts and Creativities, Parenting, Early Childhood ...