The Effects of Implementing Cultural Literacy on Early Childhood in Ternate City, Indonesia

Abstract

Indonesia is a culturally diverse country with different tribes and one of the cultural products observed to have been preserved for generations is the oral tradition as evident in the use of fable stories by communities to train children starting from early childhood. This study was conducted to improve the knowledge, attitudes, and skills in early childhood by using a cultural literacy approach in the form of oral traditions. The research method employed was ethnography and the data were collected with the use of questionnaires and analyzed using descriptive analysis. The results showed it is possible to increase knowledge, attitudes, and skills in early childhood using effective oral traditions media. It is, therefore, recommended that early childhood teachers apply cultural literacy approach to improve children's abilities.