DepEd’s new literacy program to offer grants, faucet universities as companions

People who will probably be supported embrace 131 colleges that recorded adverse leads to the Complete Fast Literacy Evaluation at school 12 months 2024-2025

MANILA, Philippines – The Division of Schooling (DepEd) rolled out on Tuesday, December 2, a brand new program that seeks to deal with literacy challenges via monetary help and partnerships with academic establishments and native authorities models (LGUs).

The DepEd launched the Bayang Bumabasa Initiative (BBI) following the social media marketing campaign of the Second Congressional Fee on Schooling (EDCOM 2), which inspires mayors to function their greatest practices in bettering literacy.

Beneath the BBI, the DepEd will hyperlink colleges in want of help to increased schooling establishments. Mayors will even share their greatest practices with each other.

EDCOM 2 Government Director Karol Mark Yee informed reporters that companion universities would assist with trainer coaching and improvement of sources.

This system will even allow grants for colleges grappling with literacy points.

“I consider DepEd has allotted as much as P1 million [per school], however will probably be depending on the proposal of the college at saka dapat ma-justify nila (and so they must justify) the way it will actually help improved learner outcomes or literacy of scholars,” Yee mentioned.

In keeping with the DepEd, people who will probably be supported embrace 131 colleges that recorded adverse leads to the Complete Fast Literacy Evaluation at school 12 months 2024-2025.

Citing July knowledge, Yee famous 85% of scholars from Grades 1 to three had been “struggling readers.”

Among the many limitations to literacy are lack of studying sources, restricted trainer coaching, and insufficient neighborhood help, the EDCOM 2 government director mentioned. – Rappler.com