Name: Angel Florence V.
Villare
Subject & Section: ELEM224.N1Am
AFTER WATCHING THE VIDEO ON 7 PRINCIPLES FOR TEACHING ALL CHILDREN TO READ IN A GLOBAL SOCIETY,
ASSESS THE PHILIPPINE EDUCATIONAL SETTING BASED ON YOUR BACKGROUND/EXPERIENCE.
1.) Which reading principles do you think are given emphasis? Mention three and explain how
these are applied in public and private schools?
2.) Which principles do you think are neglected or need improvement? Why?
3.) What are your suggestions in order to improve the literacy program in our country? Give
three and discuss briefly.
PRIORITIZED NEGLECTED/NEEDS SUGGESTIONS
IMPROVEMENT
The first principle that I consider I believe we have neglected or at Create literacy-rich
that has received emphasis in least need some improvements to environments in every K-12
both public and private schools is the first principle in our education classroom - to facilitate
the fourth principle, which is to system, which is to "teach with a language and literacy
"use assessment judiciously and comprehensive and balanced opportunities in a meaningful
strategically to inform instruction." approach to reading and writing." and authentic way.
So this principle applies to both These two macroskills must be
public and private schools balanced in instruction because
because, as a pre-service teacher, I they are extremely significant in
am aware that we use assessment today's century. It can include
to determine whether or not the phonological awareness,
competencies of education are decoding, word analysis;
being met, as well as to inform our vocabulary; fluency; and
instruction through providing clear comprehension. Those are the
and immediate feedback, and that things that students must learn
there are two types of assessment and acquire because the more
used in schools: formative and they read and write, the more
summative assessment. With that, they broaden their vocabulary
this principle is being applied in and are able to articulate
schools and is an integral part of concepts accurately and more
teaching and learning. effectively to others. Increasing
their ability to communicate also
helps make them better students.
The next principle that I believe is The next principle that I believe Financially support high-quality
also given emphasis in our has been neglected is the seventh classroom libraries - to provide
education is the third principle, principle, which states that students access to not just any
which states that "build on "develop and support excellent books but the right
children’s home, community, and teachers." Teachers will always books—books that engage them
cultural experiences and have the ability to promote and as readers, support and scaffold
knowledge." Be it public or enhance the literacy skills of their them as they grow, build reading
private, schools promote diversity students by providing direct and skills, spark creativity and
in their school, which helps explicit reading instruction that empathy, encourage them to
teachers teach literacy to builds student mastery through think and act at higher levels,
students. Teachers have learned to scaffolded instruction and and, of course, promote a
acknowledge the differences incorporates learning principles, lifelong love of literacy.
among their students. They so it is important that we help our
choose texts that they think their teachers become competent in
students will have a frame of teaching in order for the students
reference for and preview the to achieve competency in the
topics and vocabulary involved to macro skills. This can be done
see whether some of their through professional
students may need to be filled in development for teachers and
on background knowledge before continuing support for educators.
they begin. So those are some
practices that teachers adopt in
order to address diversity in their
classroom, which impacts reading
instruction.
Finally, the last principle that I Improve teacher professional
think is also given emphasis is the development - it gives educators
second principle, that is, "foster the tools and skills to stay
opportunities for readers to learn modern with the needs of
from texts." Every school has texts students and allows them to plan
in their libraries or classrooms that ahead for changing trends in
teachers use as learning materials education, especially in teaching
for students to read and learn literacy to young learners.
from. Teachers create a text-rich
learning environment in which
students have numerous
opportunities to read, discuss, and
learn from an authentic text; they
also support and guide students in
reading and foster curiosity within
their students. Over time,
students develop fundamental
reading skills and build new
knowledge about the world they
live in.
