The study reveals that the use of the mother tongue as the language of instruction in primary grades contributes largely to reading comprehension in secondary languages, such as Filipino and English, ...
Microsoft Corp. has included the Filipino language in an artificial intelligence–powered tool that tracks the reading fluency of students. “Inclusive skills development and learning are at the core of ...
The “Matatag” curriculum of the Department of Education (DepEd) starts the English reading competency in the first semester of Grade 2, an improvement on the K-12 curriculum which introduces the ...
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The slow collapse of comprehension

THE new numbers are bad, but they shouldn’t surprise anyone who has been paying attention. The Second Congressional ...
Manila, Philippines, December 1, 2021 – The Department of Education (DepEd) and Microsoft recently concluded a month-long series of virtual events for students across the Philippines throughout ...
Editor’s Note: Click on the words highlighted in this story to pull up a definition and short research summary. Reading comprehension is a complex endeavor. It’s heavily dependent on learning new ...