The factors that influence of reading ability the Hijaiyah alphabet on pre-school children

Abstract

This study was conducted in order to determine the factors that influence the read ability of Hijaiyah Alphabet in pre-school age children. These factors are the worship places distance, worship frequency, study duration, and parental education. The research was conducted with a quantitative approach using survey methods. The sample of the research was 131 students from Kindergarten 'Aisyiyah Bustanul Athfal (ABA) Karangharjo Berbah, Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Data collection techniques in this research were using documentation and questionnaires. Data analysis with multiple regression analysis path analysis models. The results of data analysis showed that there was a large influence of the frequency of worship through length of study on the ability to read the Hijaiyah alphabet by 0.85. Distance of places of worship has little effect on the ability to read the Hijaiyah alphabet by 0.09. While parental education does not affect the ability to read the Hijaiyah alphabet with a coefficient of 0.04. Therefore, active participation from parents is needed to improve the read ability the Hijaiyah alphabet of pre-school children by always providing assistance and supervision in performing worship continuously with the help of technology that makes it easy for them to read the Hijaiyah alphabet.