APPROACHES TO TEACHING READING:

A PHILIPPINE PERSPECTIVE

What is the Four Macro skills?

Listening

Speaking

Reading

Writing

This lesson presents how the four-

pronged approach relative to the

teaching of the macro skills,

particularly Reading, came about. This

is also shows the underlying principles

of the said approach.

FOUR PRONGED APPROACH

GENUINE LOVE FOR READING

CRITICAL THINKING

MASTERY OF THE STRUCTURE OF

THE (FIL. & ENG) LANGUAGE

TRANSFER STAGE

DEVELOPMENT OF THE FOUR

PRONGED APPROARCH

It is believe that the Basic education

Curriculum is a product of efforts to

strengthen the global competitiveness of

Philippines Education particularly in the

elementary stream.

This curriculum was an output of

several revision of the curriculum.

This is in response to what the

Philippine Constitution States relative to

the educational system in the country.

Education sector, in cooperation with

other agencies run by government.

THE 1987 CONSTITUTION OF

THE REPUBLIC OF THE

PHILIPPINES – ARTICLE XIV

ARTICLE XIV

EDUCATION, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY,

ARTS, CULTURE AND SPORTS

• Section 1. The State shall protect and promote the

right of all citizens to quality education at all

levels, and shall take appropriate steps to make

such education accessible to all.

• Section 2(1) . The State shall Establish,

maintain, and support a complete, adequate,

and integrated system of education relevant

to the needs of the people and society

• Section 3. (2) They shall inculcate patriotism

and nationalism, foster love of humanity,

respect for human rights, appreciation of the

role of national heroes in the historical

development of the country, teach the rights

and duties of citizenship, strengthen ethical

and spiritual values,

develop moral character and personal discipline, encourage critical and creative thinking, broaden scientific and technological knowledge, and promote vocational efficiency.

General Purpose and Goals of

Education in the Philippines –

Basic Elementary and Secondary

Educational Frame Work

BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 232 September 11, 1982

AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE

ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF

AN INTEGRATED SYSTEM OF EDUCATION I.

GENERAL PROVISIONS CHAPTER 1

Section 21: Objectives of

Elementary Education

1. To provide the knowledge and develop the skills, attitudes, and values essential to personal development and necessary for living in and contributing to a developing and changing social milieu;

2. To provide learning experiences which increase the childs awareness of and responsiveness to the changes in and just demands of society and to prepare him for constructive and effective involvement;

4. To promote work experiences which develop the childs orientation to the world of work and creativity and prepare himself to engage in honest and gainful work.

School year 1983-1984

- DECS

(Department of Education, Culture and Sports)

- PRODED

(Program for Decentralized Education) for Elem. Ed.

- To modified the curriculum and put emphasis on Science, technology,

math, reading and writing.

NEW SECONDARY EDUCATION

CURRICULUM (NSEC) 1989

(NSEC) 1989 was employed to replace

the 1973 the RSEP (Revise Secondary

Education Program)

NSEC is major part of the SEDP.

(Secondary Education development

program)

Main objectives of SEDP include:

Strengthening of the teaching of science and technology.

Developing the quality and coverage of basic, non-formal and secondary education.

Creating a market-driven Technical educational and Vocational training (TEVT) program.

Fortifying the Science and Technology (S&T) capacity at the tertiary level.

Directing the government’s poverty alleviation strategy in the education sector.

End of the reign of SEDP, and the came of 2001 Governance of Basic

Education Act.

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

CONGRESS OF THE PHILIPPINES

THIRD REGULAR SESSION

Republic Act No. 9155

AN ACT INSTITUTING A FRAMEWORK OF

GOVERNANCE FOR BASIC EDUCATION,

ESTABLISHING AUTHORITY AND

ACCOUNTABILITY, RENAMING THE DEPARTMENT

OF EDUCATION, CULTURE AND SPORTS AS THE

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, AND FOR OTHER

PURPOSES

• In 1998 PCER concluded that “Focus on

Basics” in education must be

implemented.

• According to GUZMAN & SEVILLANO

(2003), RBEC aims to produce more

functionally literate be empowering them

with life skills and promoting more ideal

teacher that will perform.

RBEC – Restructured Basic

Education Curriculum

• MILLENNIUM CURRICULUM

• first proposed 16 years ago to Education

department since 1995.

• 600,000 teachers from private and public

schools have been trained in the new

curriculum.

• Reduced the number of subject to 8-5.Filipino

English

Math

Science

Laboratory of Life (MAKABAYAN)

• Develop Personal and national Identity

• Curriculum respond to the individual needs

of the students.Practice of Group dynamics

Interaction between student-teacher etc.

Approach to the subjects is Integrative.