CEBU CITY – Childlink Learning Center and Childlink High School Inc. is open to partnerships with individuals and organizations for its early literacy program as it recognizes the importance of early childhood education.
Maria Theresa Tio, Childlink founder and school directress said, the school has come up with a module for the Early Literacy program which could be used to develop learning for children aged four to six.
She pointed out that the learning ability of children will reduce as they grow older so it would be better to take the opportunity of teaching children in the pre-school so they will have a good start. Preschool education will help develop the child’s study habits. It will develop the love for learning and good values.
“Our school is making modules for Reading, Math, Science and Writing. So, the anchor of the program is really Reading for the students,” she explained. Under the program, the teacher reads to the children and after reading, teach the children about letters, numbers, science related to the story read. This will be followed by writing. Childlink started to implement this program this month of October.
The Childlink Parents-Teachers Association
bought 25 modules to kick off the program.
These modules were given to two institutions namely the Ramon Duterte
Memorial National High School and the Cebu City Public Library.
According to Tio, 15 modules were turned over to the Ramon Duterte Memorial National High School while the remaining 10 modules will go to the Cebu City Public Library. The teachers at the Ramon Duterte Memorial National High School who will be conducting the classes do this as part of their community extension program.
Meanwhile, a Childlink teacher will personally
to hold classes every Friday at the Cebu City Public Library. When the program beneficiaries enter formal
school, in Kindergarten or Grade 1, they will already be equipped with the
basic knowledge such as the sound of the letters, the numbers and the
environment. They will also be prepared for writing, Tio said.
Tio explained that Childlink will be monitoring the implementation of program to ensure that this is properly implemented. Also, the kids participating in the program are required to finish the sessions to ensure their progress of learning.
The minimum number of sessions is 26. However,
teachers may have to increase the sessions up to 52, depending on the
situation. The modules, which are
composed of workbooks, will remain in the classroom but these will be given to
the child once they have completed the program.
The target beneficiaries are those belonging to the low-income sector who could not afford to send their children to pre-primary educational institutions. To expand the program, Childlink is now looking for partners who will fund the cost of the modules estimated between P1,000 to P1,200 each. Each module also includes crayons, pencils and erasers.
“I want to help more people in the community
but we need partners and organizations who will donate the amount for the modules
for their preferred beneficiaries. That’s the only way that this program can
benefit more children and our community,” Tio pointed said.
Childlink will take care of the training of teachers and will monitor the program implementation on behalf of the partners. Twenty years ago, the school had started implementing its Reading program for the children of families living at the Inayawan dump site. However, the program was discontinued because the mothers/teachers who were trained to implement the program were no longer around.
2 comments:
Thank you Ms. for this post😊 we hope we get partners to spread the program with your help😊
Yeah. That's true. Maayo unta.
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