PENGEMBANGAN MEDIA PEMBELAJARAN "KOTAMU"( KOTAK KATA MULTISENSORI) PADA MATERI LINGKUNGAN DI KELAS 1 SEKOLAH DASAR

In education there will definitely be communication between students and students teacher. In interactions between teachers and students, conveying knowledge will go well if they use good and correct language. So, the key to knowledge is communication using language that can be understood by the recipient of the information. This research aims to develop learning media "KOTAMU" Media (Multisensory Word Box) on Environmental Material in Class 1 of Elementary School.
This research is development research or Research And Development (R&D). The ADDIE research model contains five stages, namely: (analysis, design, development, implementation and evaluation. Data collection techniques using observation, interviews and documentation. Qualitative and quantitative data analysis techniques. In The research developed a cube-shaped media with six sides measuring 40x40x40 cm which could be disassembled and assembled into a sticky board for grade 1 elementary school at SDN Sumbergondo 02 Batu City with 14 students.
The development results are in accordance with the needs analysis carried out. The material validation results were 83% and the media validation results were 78% and were said to be feasible with revisions according to suggestions. The results of the student response were 94% and the teacher response results were 96.8% in the very appropriate category. Based on this, it can be concluded that KOTAMU learning media can be used to complete the tasks given. So that KOTAMU media can be a learning medium that can support the learning process, especially in reading, starting from recognizing letters, syllables and words.