Developing Expressive Language Skills in Early Childhood (Ages 4–5) Using a Spinning Wheel as a Learning Medium

The low expressive language skills in students are characterized by difficulty constructing sentences, expressing ideas and feelings, and interacting verbally. Some students are only able to give short answers and are even silent when asked. This research aims to improve the expressive language skills of children aged 4-5 years through the spinning wheel media at TKIT Mutiara Islam Palopo City using the Classroom Action Research (PTK) method with the Kurt Lewin model, involving two cycles with four meetings in each cycle. The research subjects were 13 children from group A. Data was collected through observation, interviews, and documentation, and then analyzed using quantitative data in the form of student assessment scores for each cycle and qualitative data from observations in the learning process. The research results showed a significant improvement. At pre-cycle, most children were in the "Not Yet Appearing" (NYA) and "Starting to Appear" (SA) categories. After cycle II, there was an increase in the "Already Appeared" (AA) and "Very Well Developing" (VWD) categories, respectively by 46% and 54%. The application of spinning wheel media has proven to be effective in improving children's expressive language skills through interactive and fun activities.