Calistung literacy through the application of Lectora

Abstract

Calistung is an abbreviation in the Indonesian language that means reading, writing, and counting. Calistung literacy is basic in recognizing letter and number. Several experts state that Calistung literacy facilitates written communication using letter and number. This research is development research that produced animation using Lectora application. This study aims to improve students' literacy in Calistung through animation in the fourth grade in primary school. The learning model can be used practically, valid and useful, so the learning outcome reaches optimally. The content expert scored the content 92.22%, which means the content is excellent. The media expert scored the media 77.33%, which means the animation in this research is representative. The software expert scored the software 80%, which means the software used is useful for designing teaching material. Eighty percent of students state that the used media is right and 87% of teachers say the same.