The Effect of Busy Book Stimulation in Fine Motor Development of Preschool Children

Abstract

Backgrounds: Child development involves few main aspects: cognitive, speech and language, fine motor, gross
motor and social emotional development. Many preschool-aged children suffer from neurodevelopmental
disorder, including impaired fine motor development. We can use our hands in a coordinated way due to fine
motor abilities. We depend on these abilities to complete important tasks in play, education, and daily life. Early
infancy is where fine motor skill development starts and it lasts through preschool and the first few years of
primary school.
Aim: This study aimed to determine the effect of busy book stimulation in fine motor development of preschool
children.
Methodology: This study used pre-experimental with one group pretest posttest design. The instrument used
was observation sheet. The total sample was 20 children who attended Sunshine Preschool, Bogor, Indonesia. The
sampling method was Saturated Sampling. The Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test used to test whether or not there was
a significant difference between two population means.
Result: The results of the pre-test showed that out of 20 participants, 11 participants had deviant fine motor
development (55%). The post-test showed that out of 20 participants, 17 participants (85%) had proper fine
motor development. In the intervention group, the average fine motor development of children before busy book
stimulation was 62.47 ± 7.539, while after busy book stimulation it increased to 86.08 ± 4.104. The statistical test
results of the Wilcoxon signed ranks test obtained a p-value 0.000 (p-value <0.05).
Conclusion: There was a significant effect of busy book stimulation in fine motor development of preschool
children.