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Brigada Pagbasa Program

Brigada Pagbasa Program

Individuals’ knowledge has advanced primarily through reading. It is a reality that more concerns have been raised about improving reading instruction than about any other curriculum project. Unfortunately, there is still considerable space for improvement even with a lot of reading.

The difficulties of reading comprehension persist in both mainstream inclusive institutions and the field, where there is a high prevalence of students who struggle with reading and understanding. That is why early intervention is needed to improve student progress, particularly for individuals who struggle with reading and comprehension.

As part of the Brigada Eskwela Initiative, the World Vision Development Foundation, collaborating with the Department of Education, developed the “Brigada Pag-Asa” project, which is a mass reading initiative. The project aims to bring together professionals, policymakers, change makers, and other individuals from all sectors of local and international agencies and organizations in the public and private sectors to form collaborations among agencies to form efforts and resources toward dealing with challenges and opportunities to contribute in addressing current challenges and gaps in the country’s education by equipping students with 21st-century skills.

Also Read: Brigada Eskwela Program: How to Participate in Your School

The Brigada Eskwela’s “Bayanihan sa Paaralan” theme promotes the country’s collaboration in fostering cooperation for safe living and resolving social problems and concerns in families, institutions, and the community.

Brigada Pagbasa Program

What is Brigada Pagbasa Program?

There is a nationwide reading campaign called the Brigada Pagbasa Project. It aims to bring together all those who promote and supporters of education to promote the economic growth of the country by assisting all Filipino students in improving their ability to read through collaboration. This is to help the Department of Education achieve its purpose of improving literacy among Filipino learners.

It is a leadership project designed to help DepEd’s current enrichment and instruction programs. It also acts as a platform for social accountability, encouraging community involvement and accountability by making sure that everyone in the community understands their part in our children’s education.

Sama-Sama, tulong-tulong sa pagtaguyod ng kultura sa Pagbasa is a tagline that was created to emphasize how important it is to strengthen the reading culture in the community.

As an acronym for the main ideas they adopted for the program’s enactment, Brigada Pagbasa adheres to the LEAD A Child Framework.

  • L stands for leveraging partners’ after-institutions programs. This indicates that rather than creating new programs and doing what DepEd and its partners are currently doing in the community, we should identify the gaps and offer assistance to improve the positive effects of DepEd’s current programs.
  • E stands for enlisting community volunteers to lead reading programs. To support the most needy learners, community professionals, LGU administrators, youth leaders, parent leaders, and church partner volunteers as instructors offering their time, skills, and resources.
  • A stands for adapting indicators or institutions, giving individuals the freedom of choosing the programs and institutions they want to work with according to their organizational mandate, area of expertise, and available resources.
  • D stands for drive. Working together with education professionals, we drive innovations and solutions in education to give students a more valuable education. This helps us make sure that the literacy-building support we provide is responsive to their demands.

What is the Purpose of Brigada Pagbasa Program?

The following is the purpose of the Brigada Pagbasa Program:

  • To strengthen the reading understanding skills of each student and their necessary skills
  • To maximize each acquiring student’s potential and encourage them to develop academic confidence
  • To give everyone engaged the chance to volunteer for Brigada Pagbasa and participate in the remedial reading programs in the institutions.
  • To transform each student into a reader
  • To cultivate an independent reading habit to improve one’s taste in literature
  • To boost students’ enthusiasm for reading books through storytelling
  • To recognize the importance of daily reading
  • To use efficient reading techniques

Potential Areas For Support

  • Campus Chapters
  • Corporate Partner’s Marketing Campaign
  • Corporate Social Responsibility Activities
  • Institutions -based and community
  • Volunteer Book Donor
  • Volunteer Reader
  • Volunteer Support
  • Volunteer Tutor

Brigada Pagbasa Program Learning Facilitator’s Kit

  • Alcohol
  • Assorted colored paper
  • Big books for storytelling
  • Face mask
  • Printed worksheets and modules
  • Scissors
  • Tape
  • Writing and coloring material

The estimated cost per kit is P1,000.00.

Brigada Pagbasa Program Key Activities

The following is the key activities of the Brigada Pagbasa Program:

  • A partnership between institutions and DepEd to acquire the list of students who are struggling or not reading at all for each grade level.
  • Collaborate with the LGU and DepEd to map where to find non-readers and struggling students by grade level.
  • Collaborate along with DepEd and LGUs to map out community volunteers (instructors, students, church partners, PTA officers, etc.) so they can be prepared to conduct remedial classes and begin reading for the Brigada Pagbasa Roll Out.
  • Instruct volunteers – PTA officials – on how to use the DepEd Prescribed Reading Learning Toolkit and teach beginner readers.
  • Plan the implementation of Brigada Pagbasa Reading interventions in collaboration with instructors and community instructors.
  • Implementing the Functional Literacy Assessment Tool (FLAT), administer pre- and post-Core Reading Skills Assessments to students who have been selected by qualified caregivers or parents, community educators, and child leaders or facilitators.
  • Employ and train Brigada Pagbasa facilitators to provide books and materials with context for children’s reading sessions.
  • Evaluate books and contextualized reading materials for kid-friendly reading sessions.
  • Gather resources and assist Brigada Pagbasa Facilitators in their efforts to help kids develop their literacy and reading skills.
  • Two to three-hour reading remediation sessions (storytelling, teaching beginning reading, drills).
  • Identify gaps and lessons learned in the project rollout by conducting feedback and reflection activities with instructors and community instructors.

Also Read: EBEIS: Enhanced Basic Education Information System 

Video: Brigada Pagbasa Program Design and Framework | Geomel Jetonzo | Orientation on Brigada Pagbasa

Watch Teacher Lowel Vlog’s video below to find out more about the Brigada Pagbasa Program Design and Framework.

DepEd Reading Program: Catch-Up Friday

deped reading program

The Department of Education (DepEd) values literacy for student success and national development. To boost reading proficiency, DepEd initiated one of its projects called the Reading Program for elementary and secondary students. The program includes activities like reading sessions and assessments to make reading enjoyable and beneficial.

Also Read: DSWD and DepEd: “Tara, Basa!” Tutoring Program for Literacy

Students in DepEd-approved schools, from elementary to secondary levels, benefit from this program. Regular attendance and engagement are crucial for maximizing its benefits. The program involves various activities to enhance comprehension, vocabulary, critical thinking, and ability to assess diverse viewpoints. DepEd Reading Program aims to enhance students’ literacy skills and intellectual growth.

deped reading program

About the Program

At a young age, children are like sponges, eagerly absorbing information from their surroundings. That’s why at an early age, reading must be learned. Through exposure to written language, children enhance their communication skills, enabling them to express themselves more effectively both verbally and in writing. That’s why DepEd is continuously making programs to help Filipino youth read effectively and smartly.

The ability to read effectively is often seen as the cornerstone of academic success and lifelong learning. Recognizing this fundamental truth, the government has initiated a comprehensive program aimed at enhancing reading skills among students across the country. One of the newest programs is “Catch-Up Friday.”

DepEd is still doing its best efforts to lessen the population of youth who are not able to read. Beginning on January 12, 2024, DepEd will introduce Catch-up Fridays to all elementary and secondary schools as well as community learning centers (CLCs) across the country. January 2024’s Fridays will all be devoted to “Drop Everything and Read” (DEAR). It will also serve as a forum for field implementers to provide input on Catch-up Fridays’ rules.

This program encompasses a wide range of activities, strategies, and resources that mainly target the love for reading, enhance comprehension skills, and expand students’ vocabulary and language proficiency. The program aims to equip students with the critical literacy skills needed to succeed academically and deal with the complexities of the modern world.

Benefits of the DepEd Reading Program

  • Promotes reading as a pleasurable and rewarding activity that can cultivate a lifelong habit of reading among students.
  • Enhance reading comprehension skills through targeted instruction and practice. In this way, students develop the ability to understand and interpret various types of texts with confidence and proficiency.
  • Expand vocabulary and language proficiency, since exposure to different reading materials helps students broaden vocabulary and improve the latter’s command of the English language
  • Programs like this also promote critical thinking, different perspectives encourage students to think critically, question assumptions, and make informed judgments.

Qualifications

  • You must be enrolled in a DepEd-registered elementary or secondary school.
  • You must be an elementary or secondary student.
  • You need an assessment from your adviser or a school staff engaged in this program.

Requirements

To participate in this program, the school you are enrolled with may take part requiring you the following:

  • Consistent attendance is essential for students to fully benefit from the program’s activities, discussions, and instruction.
  • You will be expected to participate actively engage in reading activities, discussions, and exercises to enhance your reading skills and comprehension.
  • You must be ready to get assigned readings, writing tasks, or other activities to complete independently or as part of a group, to reinforce learning and practice essential skills.
  • You might be assessed periodically to gauge your progress and understanding of key concepts and skills. Assessments may include quizzes, tests, reading logs, or other evaluation forms.

Application Process

The application process for the DepEd Reading Program may vary depending on the school or institution offering the program and the specific activities or components involved. However, the general steps may include:

Step 1: Listen to teachers or faculty members who may provide information about the DepEd Reading Program, including its objectives, activities, and requirements, to students and parents through various channels, such as orientation sessions, flyers, or announcements.

Step 2: You may express your interest to the assigned teachers or school administrators, indicating your willingness to commit to the program’s requirements and activities.

Step 3: Register, depending on the school’s procedures, students may need to register formally for the program by completing a registration form or providing necessary documents to the school administration.

Step 4: Once registration is complete, you may be placed in appropriate groups or classes based on your grade level, reading ability, or other factors to ensure optimal learning and engagement.

Step 5: You may attend an orientation session to receive information about the program’s objectives, expectations, schedule, and resources. This will be your opportunity to meet teachers and classmates and ask any questions for clarification.

Step 6: Get into the program! This is the time that you will enjoy the most since new learnings and experiences will happen. You need to listen carefully, do what is instructed, and apply all your learning when your teacher starts to measure what you’ve learned.

Video: Friday is ‘Catch-Up Day’ for students’ reading skills, announces VP Sara

In this video, Vice President and DepEd Secretary of the Philippines Sarah Duterte talks about a new program for learners called “Catch-up Friday.” The program is under the National Learning Recovery Program (NLRP) and will be implemented by the Department of Education (DepEd) Schools. This is to promote a culture of reading and improve fundamental abilities among students as part of the National Reading Program. The strategic design of the program seeks to enhance social, foundational, and other pertinent skills that are essential to meeting the curriculum’s goals for basic education.

Summary

The DepEd Reading Program such as the newest Catch-Up Friday promotes literacy and reading proficiency among students in the Philippines. This is an advantage to those who are having a hard time reading, as well as those having difficulties reading with comprehension. Such programs bring back the culture of reading, enhance comprehension skills, expand vocabulary, promote critical thinking, and empower students. While the program is open to all students, regardless of background or ability level, it requires a commitment to regular attendance, active participation, completion of assignments, and willingness to learn and grow. DepEd reading programs play a crucial role in shaping the educational journey of every Filipino student to become lifelong learners.

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