DepEd Order No. 14 S 2013
Strengthening the K to 12 Basic Education Program Delivery System for Elementary Education
1. In view of the implementation of the Grades 1 and 2 Curricula of the K12 Basic Education Program and per DepED Order No. 31 s 2012 entitled Policy Guidelines on the Implementation of Grades 1 to 10 of the K12 Basic Education Curriculum effective school year 2012 – 2013, the public elementary schools are advised to adhere to the following guidelines
Instructional Time
a. For grade 1, instructional time for the first semester is 240 minutes or 4 hours per day and 270 minutes or 4 hours and 30 minutes per day during the second sem.
b. For Grade 2, a total of 310 min or 5hours and 10min per day for each sem shall be alloted
c. The instructional time for both Grade 1 and 2 should be able to temporarily address the urgent needs for the classrooms and teachers
d. Time spent for the special instructional programs is part of the required number of woring hours for teachers
Special Instructional Programs
e. School heads/principals should provide special instructional programs such as remediation for the less able children, reinforcement for “the able children,” and enrichment for the more able children to ensure that children are able to meet the standards set and competencies expected of them.
f. Instructional programs should be conducted on opposite sessions such that children attending classes in the morning will hav etheir special instruciton inthe afternoo.
Team Teaching
g. Team teaching is encourage in Grade 4,5 and 6. This scheme will make teachers become more subject focused and will have more time to prepare the necessary and appropriate instructional materials.
Tracking progress
h. Teachers should have time to tract the progress of the children in every subject or learning area and to identify comepetiency related factors affecting their performance in the subject and to be able to provide appropriate interventions whenever necessary and
Monitoring and supervision
i. Regular monitoring and supervison by the school heads is a must to assure effective and efficient implementation of the special instructional programs and team teaching scheme.
2. To ensure that the children are able to meet the standards set and the competencies expected of them in the K12 Basic Eduation Program, all regional direcors and shcool division/city superintendents are enjoined to srenthen the K12 Basic Educaiton program delivery system for Elementary Education
Br. Armin Luistro FSC
Ref: DepEd Order No. 31 S. 2012
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