<![CDATA[This study aims to describe: 1) the learning outcomes of speaking skills before using the storytelling method and hand puppet media; 2) the learning outcomes of speaking skills after using the storytelling method and hand puppet media; 3) the effectiveness of the storytelling method and hand puppet media in learning speaking skills. This study took place in the odd semester of the 2025/2026 academic year at SDN Sindangraja 1. This study used a descriptive-quantitative through a pretest-posttest design in the control class. The study population was 22 students of class 3-a as the control group and 28 students of class 3-b as the treatment group who took the pretest, speaking skills learning, and took the posttest. The sample was determined at 46 students based on a statistical formula; divided into 20 students in the control group and 26 students in the treatment group. Speaking skills data for all types of tests were collected using a performance test instrument. Speaking skills data were analyzed using parametric inferential statistics preceded by the requirements test, namely the normality test and the homogeneity test. Research findings: 1) the learning outcomes of speaking skills before using the storytelling method and hand puppet media for the pretest were 12.45 which is equivalent to a standard score of 62.25 percent (categorized as low) while the mean posttest was 13.55 which is equivalent to a standard score of 67.75 percent which is categorized as low to medium; 2) the learning outcomes of speaking skills after using the storytelling method and hand puppet media for the pretest were 12.52 which is equivalent to a standard score of 62.59 percent (categorized as low) and the mean posttest was 17.45 which is equivalent to a standard score of 87.24 percent which is categorized as high; 3) the storytelling method and hand puppet media have been proven to be effective in teaching speaking skills for class 3 of SDN Sindangraja 1.]]>
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