DEVELOPMENT OF EARLY CHILDHOOD LITERACY DURING THE TRANSITION TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

The phenomenon that occurs in society before the start of the new school year is the requirement for the ability to read, write and count (calistung) for children who will enter Elementary School (SD), without any learning transition from Early Childhood Education (PAUD) to Elementary School. Therefore, there are still many learning practices in PAUD that focus on children's reading, writing and arithmetic abilities which are considered as the only evidence of successful learning. The ability to calistung is narrowly understood, and is considered to be able to be built instantly, whereas building abilities in children needs to be done gradually and in a fun way so that the benefits or learning objectives can be achieved optimally. Early Childhood Literacy Development is different from literacy development in children in the Elementary School phase and subsequent phases. This is a big task for PAUD teachers. The success of children's literacy in the transition period is very diverse, its success requires collaboration between PAUD teachers, parents and systems built by related stakeholders. This year the Ministry of Education and Culture is concentrating on getting there. It is hoped that this year will be a pleasant transition for children throughout Indonesia.