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These programs aim to improve access to quality education, strengthen reading instruction, and increase reading proficiency among students and teachers in the Philippines. What programs have been implemented in the Philippines to improve reading skills?
We show that a short-term (31 day) reading program, designed to provide age-appropriate reading material, to train teachers in their use, and to support teachers’ initial efforts for about a month improves students’ reading skills by 0.13 standard deviations.
The Philippine Informal Reading Inventor (Phil-IRI) Reading or Graded Passages is an informal class or individualized assessment tool. It helps evaluate and record students’ performance in various areas, including oral reading, silent reading, and listening comprehension.
22 lis 2023 · MANILA, Philippines — Starting Jan. 12, 2024, the Department of Education (DepEd) will implement a reading program in all public schools as part of its initiatives to improve the literacy skills of elementary and high school students.
Called Basa Pilipinas (Read Philippines), the USAID-funded program reformed reading instruction, improved reading delivery systems, and increased access to quality reading materials throughout the country.
Basa Pilipinas is USAID/Philippines’ flagship basic education project in support of the Philippine Government’s early grade reading program. Implemented in close collaboration with the Department of Education, Basa Pilipinas supports the implementation of the language and literacy component of the K to 12 curriculum for Grades 1 to 3.
The Alpabasa Reading Program is a play-based, child-centered reading program, systematically designed to make reading and writing in Filipino fun and easy and equips children to read in Filipino. It lays its foundations on a deep understanding of how each child’s brain learns and processes how to read.
