According Poerwodarminto magazine, periodical newspapers interpreted as, a newspaper published weekly, monthly, and so forth.
As a regular print media, magazines have a big hand as a means of improving science and technology for the community includes a variety of readers because the magazine of science and technology information that is relative, including children magazine.
In the process of learning at school, children often functioned as the magazine instructional media, start the lowest level in kindergarten. In fact, in a family environment, the magazine often functioned as a learning tool at home.
In formal situations (in class) or informal (in family), the magazine considered a means of learning the most interesting because it looks quite varied, both in terms of learning models, colorful pictures, as well as the display language is easy to follow the child.
In addition, the magazines kids are learning media, easily accessible by school and family because the price is relatively cheap dantersedia everywhere. Therefore, not surprising that now omsetnya getting bigger.
By looking at its performance, will be known location attractiveness and surplus magazines. Viewed from inside, the magazine for kids in kindergarten this function includes a variety of basic competencies that must be controlled by children, including language competence, power of thought, and skill. These three competencies are presented with a variety of learning strategies.
However, until now it is not certain models that could be used by teachers to improve the child’s oral language competency and interest of children. In general, teachers could present the magazine as a model child, and also as a medium of learning without considering compliance with the child. As a result, children often feel saturated
Child magazine as one of the medium of learning in kindergarten at least meet the three conditions, namely:
1. educational, teaching aids should be in accordance with the curriculum and didactic methodical. That is, a learning tool should match the child’s ability level, may encourage a smooth and successful teaching and learning activities.
2. Technically, a learning tool should be qualified, in terms of the concept of scientific truth, accuracy, durability, resilience, clarity of technique, ease of use, security, accuracy, size, and kontabilitas (flexibility).
3. aesthetics, a learning tool should meet the aesthetic requirements, appropriate size, and color and harmonious combination.
Child magazine review of its performance has characteristic different from a magazine for adults. Reviewed from various aspects, divided into:
1. In terms of language,
2. In terms of content,
3. in terms of technique.
In terms of language, the magazine has a feature of the child:
1. vocabulary used should match the abilities of children,
2. simple sentence.
In terms of content, magazines have been prepared with due regard to child preschool activity programs in achieving national education goals.
1. Contents must be in accordance with the program and learning activities in order to create a positive attitude includes the development moralPancasila, religion, feelings / emotions, social skills.
2. Contents must be in accordance with the learning activities in order to develop basic skills, which include the development of language abilities, thinking power, creativity, skill and physical.
From a technical standpoint, a lot of magazines kids using games as a learning tool, many uses colorful images, and learning a variety of models tailored to the psychological development of children.
In general, the magazine is used in kindergartens were created for children in kindergarten. Therefore, the performance of the learning model was adjusted for the psychological development of preschool children.
