Implementation of the Sima'i Method to Improve memorization of Short Letters in the Qur'an in Early Childhood in RA Masyithoh Pesalakan Batang

Abstract

Learning to memorize short letters is one of the efforts of Early Childhood Education Institutions based on Islam in providing learning programs to instill children's love for the holy book of the Qur'an. The sima'i method is considered appropriate to be applied to short letters memorization programs for early childhood because of its simple and effective. The purpose of this study was to determine the implementation of the sima'i method to improve the memorization of short letters in the Qur'an in early childhood in RA Masyithoh Pesalakan Batang. This research was conducted because applying a learning program to memorize the Qur'an in early childhood, of course, must use methods that are in accordance with the child's age development. In this study, the method used is the type of field research and the research approach is descriptive qualitative. Researchers observe directly, make observations, interviews and take documentation to describe variables related to the problem under study, namely in the form of words. Based on the data and the results of the researcher's analysis, that RA Masyithoh Pesalakan is quite good in applying tahfidz memorization learning short letters use this sima'i method. Although in its implementation it is still constrained by the duration of time and the ability of students so that the acquisition of rote memorization has not been maximized.