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DA'f June 5. 2S18

l. in relterati*n *i R*gi*n*i Ord*r Nc. 'i, s. ?*18. th-* Regl*ncl Gtridelines':]n

Co*rprenensive SecCing Faiicles, fhe *e;:crir:rent af E*i.,icaii*n Regi*n iv A -
CALABARZCN. through ihe Curriculum cnd Lecrrring lt'lonagemeni Divisian.
enioins cil concerned io sircngiy supporl'BRIGADA fcr lver'1 Chilci * Rec:der,
r.vhich cims to make *very F!lipi** chii* $ recdei cnd': writer <:l hislher gra,Xe
ievei.

2- Reodirrg is a skjll. ?l s: ceiri,.;ry sk,ir: 'wiii rern*in 'c d:'*c*i ur:less *li h*s!c
c*ie
educcfien lesrners ** ch:ie i* ier:d v"-i?ir con:prshensi*rr. Reccling fx
comprehension is centrcl tc lecrning to reod. lViih younger chiidren. ii is
ir-npartsnt tc help ihern tJev*l*p skill: *rrd sfrai*gies t* sccess ihe c*nient cf
th* simple iexts they *re reciing" This inciurjes e4*ariding 'ih*trvoc*bul*r,' b1:
rleveioping iheir recogniiion r:nd rneq:niric af cn incre<lsing range of r"rords"
ClCer children need tc be abie ta recd a vcdety qf ciifiereni i,"*p*s ct iexjs, sucl-l
cs sf*ir-e:" poetrt'. pioys" ir;f*xncfit>n texts, chcrts cnd fc.bles. The-v *lsa need fc
deveiop skilfs to exii"oct informcii*n more quickly lrorn fhe fexf, such cs being
able io use heodings. subhecrdings, buli*t pairris and pictures or ciagrams.
lkiiho*t such skills. chilcirst ,,,sill r:oi be r:ble tr: r*cil. for exit*rpie. a sccir:i
science *,r science ie.xi*

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Chili * Resder i* the *:oih*,. t+r-rgr-le ci ihe en* *i graC* 3. Hr:.r"sver. r*pa*s
have been received ihci there are stili rr*n- rescjers even in grades 7 cnci B
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and reoders wiih very poor comprehension in higher grades. ln view of these
feedbocks on reoding concerns qmong leorners, oll concerned are directed
to ensure the moximum implementqtion af the Regional Guidelines on
Comprehensive Reoding Policies.

4- ln <rddition, ond os per recommendotion of the Undersecretcry for Curriculum

ond lnstruction, qll concerned ore qlso qdvised to;
o. find out who sre ihe non-reoders ond reoders with very poor
comprehension skills cmong the Grodes 4, 5, 6 ond high schoolsiudenis;
b. present the reoding dcto {minus leqrners' nomes} during the first Homeroom
PTA meeting ond requesi siokeholders during this homeroom meeting to
cc-crecie projects or octivities that will ensure reqder ond improved
recding comprehension skills;
c. conduci intensive technicol <rssistonce to school heods, moster ond key
teochers who con in turn help the teochers ieqch beginning reoding &
creotivity ond criticql thinking skills:
d. en.ioinlconduct LAC to coschlmenior oll teochers from K to 12 io be
reoding teachers.

( For more informotion ond inquiries, pleose contoct JENNIfIR E. IOPEI,

Educoiion Progrom Supervisor of Cuniculum ond Leorning Monogement
Division of telephone numbers 682-5773 ar 647-7487 local I I0.

6. Forihe lecrners thqt vre profess to serve, immediste disseminotion af ond sirict
complionce with this Memorondum is desired.