Annallee L. Cayanan SDRRMC Coordinator Reading Coordinator
NSED REPORT
National Reading MONTH
SCHOOL Reading ASSESSMENT
NDRRMC
BACLARAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL UNIT II FIGHTS COVID-19 An Approach to Pandemic
-Annallee L. Cayanan, T-III/NDRRMC
The Schools’ Disaster Risk Reduction Management Committee (SDRRMC) portrays a very important role as the school
deals, fights and tries to overcome another year with this pandemic.
The support and leadership of our principal, Ma. Carina L. Bautista, makes coming to work pleasant and worry-free for teachers who are part of the Alternative Working Arrangements (AWA).
All the necessary tools, equipment and items to make the workplace a safe place to go to were purchased and installed. Alcohol dispensers and thermal scanners can be found at the entrance gate and entrance door of each office. Wall signages and floor signages are visible around the school. Better handwashing facilities were constructed. Face mask and face shield are worn at all times. It may still take us another year to finally go back to our normal lives, but for now, let us all be assured that whatever is happening, someone above all of us is watching and will never forsake us.
reading CAMP
BES II Summer Reading Camp 2019 Annallee L. Cayanan, T-III/School Reading Coordinator
“Reading should not be presented to children as a chore or duty. It should be offered as a gift.”-Kate Dicamillo
The “School-Based Summer Reading Camp 2019 is a program that aims to help struggling readers develop their reading skills. From recognizing letters, to identifying their sounds up to reading words CVC, CVVC and CVCV. DOLCH’s Basic Sight Words were also flashed daily using a downloaded video to capture their attention longer and improve familiarity. Necessary interventions were done to assist students who are identified as frustrated reader. Games were integrated like the DOLCH cards which contain basic sight words that can be played with the same mechanics as playing BINGO cards.
On the other hand, appropriate activities were prepared for the independent readers. This includes activities that help them enrich their vocabulary, improve their spelling, revisit rules about using nouns and pronouns correctly, adjectives appropriately and in correct order and tenses of verbs.
For every hardship a teacher goes through, they always keep in mind that a struggling reader strives and tries twice as hard. They are students who are not just dealing with their capability to learn but also has to win the battle of pushing oneself to become better students. They are students who needs someone who will lend them a helping hand each time they encounter difficulty. Someone who will say “I got your back” so that they know they can always try again, even if they fail for a number of times. This is where educators draw their patience in teaching. Knowing that someone needs more than just their attention but most of all their understanding. Someone who will motivate and not embarrass. Someone who will help them learn not just how to read words but how to value their existence today and tomorrow. Teaching students who belong to the enhancement group may seem easier. But todays’ students seem to value grades more than honesty. Children in this group are so used to getting perfect scores that they find it hard to admit that they are also capable of making mistakes. Together with the desire to provide activities that will challenge their capabilities, a teacher would always try to instill in their hearts and minds that it is more important that they realize that learning can also take place in the event of committing a mistake. That there is no such thing as absolutely perfect and that there is always a room for them to grow and improve themselves.
The program was offered to incoming Grade IV, V and VI students of Baclaran Elementary School Unit II who are struggling to read and comprehend. Activities for the independent readers group were also prepared and executed simultaneously. It was held for five consecutive days (April 22-26, 2019) from 8 am to 12 noon.
After the said program, a realization recur that the teachers are just beginning the noble mission of imparting knowledge and molding characters. Students were just starting their journey towards self-improvement. It is at this point of their lives that they need help and guidance the most. The slightest distraction could result to failure but the willingness to learn is an attitude that will lead them to become better students and better individuals.
Finally, a follow-up is being created so as to ensure that learning will continue to take place for both groups. But most importantly, the decision to accept the gift of knowledge is accompanied by values of honesty and integrity.
Participants were awarded with “Certificate of Attendance” and teachers who devoted time for this endeavor were given “Certificate of Appreciation” during the closing program.