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Program wants Filipino kids to read again

11/27/08

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By Anna Valmero

A habit of reading opens up opportunities to access information and widen learning.

Students under the Bright Minds Read (BMR) program showed improvement in the Regional Achievement Test especially in Filipino, under which the program is implemented.

BMR Grade 1 and Grade 2 students from Region 5 scored the highest points in mean performance level (MPL), compared to Grades 3 to 6 of non-BMR students, said Zonito Torrevillas, executive director of Ronald McDonald House Charities Philippines (RMHC).

MPL ratings are as follows: Grade 1 pupils got 73.19; Grade 2, 75.77; Grade 3, 63.32; Grade 4, 64.54 Grade 5, 583.74 and Grade 6, 66.10.

The reading program aims to instill in elementary students that reading is enjoyable, develops comprehension and critical thinking. The program also hopes to improve grammar skills of these young students, said Kenneth Yang, RMHC president.

BMR is a program by RHMC in partnership with the Department of Education-NCR.

It aims to develop the reading skills of Grade 1 and Grade 2 public school students, through the use of big storybooks included in BMR kits.

Torrevillas said developing reading at this early stage is critical because it is the foundation years of education.

DepEd’s Adopt-a-School program helps coordinate teachers for training on how to implement the BMR program.

Yang said RMHC is working to provide BMR kits to 37,000 public schools by end of 2013.

Now on its fifth year, the program has served 2,000 schools. A kit includes 32 storybooks, teacher’s lesson plans and students’ worksheets.

“The road to zero non-readers program in the Philippines is very heart-warming,” said Yang. “Before the program, Grade 1 non-readers in the country were at 40 percent. After the program it is now only at 4 percent. So we are confident we can achieve, if not close the gap, for the zero non-readers by 2013.”

Sharon Cuneta, ambassador of the program, said she plans to promote the program through the television and print media. “It’s nice to use this position where people attach credibility to you to advocate for programs like these,” said the actress who recently went back to school.

“Reading is a foundation for bigger, better things to come. It is a discipline in itself in that it prepares you for school and stimulates imagination as opposed to the television in which you cannot react or interpret much,” Cuneta said.

To boost awareness of the program, wife of Kenneth Cindy Yang was chosen as ambassador of the charity. She joins long-time McDonald endorser Cuneta in encouraging customers to help the BMR program through the Canister Campaign or by buying a Happy Meal.

Cindy said that she plans to get support for BMR by tapping action form corporations and friends. “Personally, I believe that reading opens doors for children to dream big and work their way to a brighter future,” Cindy said.

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5 Responses to “Program wants Filipino kids to read again”

  1. 5
    The Philippines and Critical Thinking « THE SECOND AGE OF REASON IS HERE Says:
    December 9th, 2008 at 8:13 am

    [...] rest of article … [...]

  2. 4
    Genevieve Says:
    December 6th, 2008 at 11:50 am

    Hi! I’m an English teacher here in the Philippines. Is it possible to get this kit in the internet for free? That way, more children will be given the opportunity to have good reading materials. Please let me know if you so decide to share these materials. Thank you and God bless!

  3. 3
    girlie villariba Says:
    December 2nd, 2008 at 9:14 am

    are you referring to 4% of the non-reading population of the schools you selected ? because there are more than 10 million students in the primary schools. in lucena city alone, there are 41,000 students in the public schools in need of support from your reading program.

  4. 2
    Norren del Rosario Says:
    November 28th, 2008 at 11:52 pm

    Hi! I would like to support this program. I am a Filipino residing in Houston,TX for many years now. I would like to see our Filipino children be given the opportunity to learn and the proper equipments and methods to further this learning. I personally think this program can make a lot of difference to our Filipino kids, and to our country eventually.

    Please if you can provide a contact person for the program, it will be really great. I have a few friends here in the States who I think would be supportive of this endeavor.

    Regards,
    Norren

  5. 1
    Aman Boko Says:
    November 28th, 2008 at 9:45 am

    Hi. thanks for this column.
    I just would like to ask if this BMR kit is already available in bookstores? I am working with NGO with programs for school children (sponsorship).

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