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[Audio] Hello. Welcome to the presentation of the Bawat Bata'y Mambabasa Program or the " B B M Program," a continuance to the Department of Education's Every Child a Reader Program or E-CARP..

[Audio] According to UNESCO Literacy involves a continuum of learning in enabling individuals to achieve their goals, to develop their knowledge and potential, and to participate fully in their community and wider society. One can say that Literacy is the Doorway to Education..

[Audio] In this spirit, allow us to present the proposal for a National English Literacy Program for the Department of Education, Ang Bawat Bata'y Mambabasa..

[Audio] We will focus on five discussion points. The background to the proposal, the possible course of action, the beneficiaries, steps to implement the BBM Program, and budgetary particulars needed to see it through..

Background.

[Audio] The Philippines is undergoing a grave Educational Crisis. In the 2018 Program for International Student Assessment or PISA, the Philippines placed second to the last among 77 countries tested for the average student competencies in Math, Science, and Reading. Out of the three categories measured by PISA, we scored the lowest in reading, garnering only 340 points..

[Audio] A concerning eighty percent of learners in the Philippines did not even reach the minimum level of Reading Proficiency as defined by PISA. We are failing our children..

[Audio] What does this statistic show us despite our best efforts to improve our country's educational system? According to the Department of Education Current Initiatives of our Schools are simply not enough..

[Audio] DepEd reported that low performing learners could not read nor understand Math and Science word problems written in English..

[Audio] Unfortunately, Elementary and even High School learners are still deficient in their Reading Proficiency. This is a matter of great concern. The future and education of the Filipino Youth hinges on our ability to raise our overall functional literacy rate and proficiency..

[Audio] However, this is easier said than done. According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, There are currently three thousand seven hundred and twenty-two Barangays in the Philippines classified as GIDA. Geographically Isolated and Disadvantaged Areas are classified as such because they are disadvantaged by physical and socio-economic constraints..

[Audio] Schools in GIDA Barangays may have less than four classrooms each, made of makeshift or non-standard rooms, or do not have electricity, or funds allocated to them for repairs or construction during the last four years..

[Audio] GIDA Schools may be more than one hour away from the town centers. GIDA schools have multi-grade classrooms or multiple classes taught simultaneously. GIDA Schools more often than not only have less than five teachers each. These schools often have less than 100 learners and around 75% of GIDA learners are Indigenous People..

[Audio] In his First State of the Nation Address, President Ferdinand Marcos Junior said that "The horror stories of poor quality educational materials must end.!".

[Audio] Defining his priorities the President continued by saying that we must do better in the education fields of Science, Technology, and Engineering..

[Audio] Finally, President Marcos gave a call to action. He called on the education sector to ensure that our nation's command of the English Language is an advantage that we will continue to enjoy for generations to come..

[Audio] The proposal has two underpinning principles to address the country's literacy problems. The first would be decentralization. Centralized Management fails to immediately and equitably address the diverse needs and concerns of the Education Sector. This type of management has resulted in the inequitable and inefficient rendering of public service. A decentralized and needs-based approach is needed. The second principle would be to take a Pro-Poor approach in addressing our education crisis. The Filipino Poor are the most affected by the problems at hand. Unequal access and the lack of opportunities for education are at the root of our issue..

[Audio] We face four specific stumbling blocks as we strive to reach our goal of improving the reading proficiency of the Filipino Learner. First would be the Insufficient Training on how to Teach English Reading, next is the absence of a cohesive teaching tool for reading for Filipino Educators, not using the English language as the medium of instruction is the third stumbling block in teaching English Literacy. The last hindrance is the disproportionate allocation of funds across the country..

Course of Action.

[Audio] First, we need to conduct trainings for educators on how to teach English reading. Following that, to ensure continued competency and proficiency, we must make English the medium of instruction so learners will have an excellent grasp of the language necessary to become a proficient English Reader. Next, we must look into the redistribution and the proper allocation of the Budget for Education. Lastly, we need to provide schools with a cohesive teaching tool for reading, the English Reading Kit Level 1..

[Audio] First we need to appoint permanent English reading teachers….

[Audio] … and then we need to conduct a National Roll Out Program on How to Teach English Reading to ensure a higher standard of and greater focus towards our learners' functional literacy and reading proficiency..

[Audio] We also need to make English the medium of instruction to provide our learners with the right environment to properly absorb and make us of the language..

[Audio] How do these visions come to fruition? To address the specific needs of the different DepEd Regional Offices a portion of the centrally managed DepEd funds sub-allocate directly to the different regional offices. From here, the different regional directors would be given greater flexibility to address the needs of their respective jurisdictions..

[Audio] Lastly, in order to give our schools a simplified, standardized, and comprehensive reading teaching tool, we need to provide them with the English Reading Kit Level 1.

[Audio] The English Reading Kit Level 1 is a reusable, multifunctional, and portable reading kit that will enable our educators to easily and properly provide English Reading Education..

[Audio] The E R K 1 is made up of 10 parts.. e•sNDu3.

[Audio] In light of the recent shift to online and blended teaching modalities by the Department of Education, we will also provide free of charge, training videos on how to teach English Reading using the learning materials of the E R K 1..

Beneficiaries.

[Audio] Through the Bawat Bata'y Mambabasa Program we aim to help the non-readers and struggling- readers from the three thousand seven hundred and twenty two GIDA Schools. They are in the most dire need of our help and intervention..

[Audio] From here, we will look at how to possibly operationalize and implement this program..

[Audio] The first step would be for the DepEd Central Office to meet with Regional Officials in order to Operationalize the B. B. M. Program. Following that, the Central Office would hold an English Literacy Conference with the different Regional, City, and Provincial English Reading Coordinators. This will set definite guidelines as to how to implement English Reading Education..

[Audio] Next, DepEd would hold a Training Workshop for all Regional Reading Coordinators of the Philippines. Having equipped the different Regional Reading Coordinators, DepEd would acquire for redistribution the needed English Reading Kits in the Regions. From the fourteen billion pesos DepEd allocation for Quality Assurance of Learning Resources, the Central Office sub-Allocates Three Billion Pesos. One billion pesos each for regions within the Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao group of islands respectively for the Bawat Bata'y Mambabasa Program..

[Audio] The Regional Offices would then inform all Schools Divisions under their jurisdiction of the B.B.M. Roll-out Plan. Regional Offices then holds Trainings for Schools Division Reading Coordination on Teaching English Reading. After this, the ROs buy and distribute the English Reading Kit 1 to their respective School Divisions with GIDA Schools..

[Audio] Division Offices harness support of School Heads and LGU Officials to involve Parents, Barangays, Entrepreneurs, and other concerned citizens in the B. B. M. Program in their respective areas. Leading to the full implementation of the Bawat Bata'y Mambabasa Program in GIDA Schools in the country.

[Audio] The Budget. BUDGET.

[Audio] The Program will need sixty Million pesos to purchase English Reading Kits for use in Division Trainings and three Billion pesos to fully Implement the B. B. M. Program in GIDA schools..

[Audio] Thank you very much for your kind attention..