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Saturday, June 25, 2005
Grade 3 students face critical test as part of DepEd reading program
In line with the Department of Education’s (DepEd) policy of ensuring that every student can read, a national test on the capabilities of grade three students to read and comprehend will be given this school year.
DepEd 7 Elementary Division Chief Mercy Sasam said division, district and school heads were informed of the guidelines on the Nationwide Administration of the First Reading Test, which is scheduled on July 12.
Dr. Flor Sambrano, English department head of the Cebu City Schools Division, said the exams, which will be in written and oral format, is the first of its kind.
The grade three pupils will be chosen randomly from each public school district and those who will get poor ratings will be given remedial instructions in reading.
In Cebu City, only a fraction of the 14,942 grade three students from the 68 public elementary schools will take the test.
The National Education Testing and Research Center will administer the tests, which will be an assessment of the reading and comprehension skills of students, who just completed second grade.
Catching up
“There are many students who have problems with their reading skills. However, they will be given interventions during the school year so they could improve. This is in line with the department’s Every Child a Reader Program,” Sambrano asid.
The program, which is aimed at improving the student’s grasp of English, will focus on non-readers and those who can read but have difficulty understanding.
It is enforced by the Department of Education, Culture and Sports Order 34, which was issued in 2001 and ensures that there should be two books per student.
It means every student should have a book in the local language and one in English.
Another policy that enforces the program is DepEd Order 45, which was issued in 2002 and promotes reading literacy in elementary schools.
It provides that every child should be a reader by grade three and that “no pupil should be promoted to the next higher grade unless he or she manifests mastery of the basic literacy skills.”
Sambrano said the assessment will allow teachers to determine who among their students are fast, slow and average learners, and if they are ready for the lessons in grade three.
Earlier, DepEd 7 information officer Rosalinda Quijada said that with the arrival of additional books by August, every student in Central Visayas will each get a book this school year. (CYR)
(June 25, 2005 issue)
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