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English K To 12 Curriculum Guide Grades 1 To 3 7 To 10 PDF
English K To 12 Curriculum Guide Grades 1 To 3 7 To 10 PDF
Department of Education
DepEd Complex, Meralco Avenue
Pasig City
K to 12 Curriculum Guide
ENGLISH
(Grade 1 to Grade 3 and Grade 7 to 10)
ORAL LANGUAGE
Content Standards The learner understands the standards of English in order to participate in various oral communication demands (situation,
purpose and audience).
Performance Standards The learner has sufficient facility in English to understand spoken discourse and to talk and interact with others about
personal experiences and text listened to or read.
Competencies
GRADE 1 GRADE 2 GRADE 3
The Learner . . . The Learner . . . The Learner . . .
listens and attempts to respond to others in listens and responds to others listens and interacts with others in a group or
English class discussion
listens and responds to texts listens and responds to texts and relates them listens and responds to texts, recall the main
to personal experiences ideas, and relates them to personal
experiences
relates texts to personal experiences converses and talks about personal experiences converses, asks questions, and talks about
events and personal experiences in a group
talks about personal experiences tells a story tells stories, recites or reads aloud informally
or for audience
Identifies, describes and uses some commonly identifies, describes and uses some commonly
used verbal and non-verbal features in a range used verbal and non-verbal features in a range
of texts of texts and begins to adapt spoken language
to an audience
clarifies meanings heard while drawing on identifies, clarifies and questions meanings identifies, clarifies and uses meanings in
personal experiences drawing on personal background, knowledge spoken texts, drawing on personal
and experiences background, knowledge and experiences
starts to asks questions, attempts to listen to, asks questions, listens to, interprets and asks questions, listens to, interprets and
interprets and presents information presents information presents information
Performance Standards The learner uses sight word recognition or phonic analysis to read and understand words in English that contain complex
letter combinations, affixes and contractions.
Competencies
GRADE 1 GRADE 2 GRADE 3
The Learner…
GRAMMAR
Content Standards The learner understands that English language has a set of structural rules that govern the composition of clauses,
phrases, and words in oral and written communication.
Competencies
GRADE 1 GRADE 2 GRADE 3
The Learner… The Learner… The learner…
reads familiar texts aloud with fluency and reads aloud with intonation and expression,
expressions appropriate to the grammar (e.g. taking account of the punctuation (e.g. speech
pausing at full stops and raising voice at marks and exclamation marks)
questions)
uses correct nouns and personal pronouns in uses correct nouns, common and proper and
telling about one’s family and friends singular and plural in taking/writing about
persons, places and things
uses correct personal pronouns in place of uses correct personal and possessive
nouns pronouns in place of nouns
uses a limited number of simple verbs in telling uses correct simple present form of the verb that uses correct simple present and past form of
about the activities of one’s family and friends agrees with the noun or pronoun verbs in talking/writing about one’s
experiences
describes one’s family and friends using uses a number of adjectives in describing the uses a number of adjectives, their synonyms
common adjectives persons, places and things and antonyms, in describing persons, places
and things
uses directional prepositions correctly uses common prepositions correctly uses common prepositions and attempts to
use prepositional phrases correctly
VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT
Content Standards The learner understands the importance of acquiring an extensive receptive and expressive (passive and active)
vocabulary for communication or expression in various contexts and language functions.
Performance Standards The learner acquires, studies, and uses English vocabulary words appropriately in relevant contexts.
Competencies
GRADE 1 GRADE 2 GRADE 3
The Learner . . . The Learner . . . The Learner . . .
differentiates English words from words in identifies and supplies the English word uses English words in spoken and written
other languages spoken at home and in school equivalent of words in the mother tongue or expression
Filipino
asks about unfamiliar words to gain meaning classifies common words into conceptual supplies words that fall into conceptual
categories (e.g. animals, foods, toys, etc) categories
sorts familiar words in basic categories (e.g. determines what words mean from how they are provides alternate words for a target word to
colors, shapes, foods, etc) used in a sentence, heard or read reflect understanding of nuances (e.g. big,
huge, enormous)
describes familiar objects and events in both talks about the meaning of words and uses new transforms root words to appropriate structure
general and specific language words when speaking and writing to fit a sentence (e.g. smile, smiled, smiles,
smiling)
shows curiosity about and play with words and begins to see that some words mean the same uses English to define or describe other
language thing (synonyms) and some words have English words
opposite meanings (antonyms)
uses new words learned thru stories in own recognizes that words play different roles in uses English to describe persons, places,
speech sentences (e.g. some words-nouns-name things processes and events
and some words-verbs-show actions)
knows and uses words that are important to asks about unfamiliar words to learn about uses knowledge of prefixes (e.g. un-, re-, in-,
school work, such as the names for colors, meaning dis-) to determine the meaning of words
shapes, and numbers
knows and uses words that are important to recognizes root words and their inflections (e.g. uses knowledge of suffixes (e.g. –ful, -ly, -less)
daily life, such as street names and names for look, looks, looked, looking) to determine the meaning of words
community workers
recognizes that two words can make a determines the meaning of compound words
compound word (e.g. airport, treetop, popcorn) using knowledge of individual words (e.g.
lunchtime, daydream, everyday)
uses language with more control (such as wants to learn new words and share them at
speaking in complete sentence) school and home
understands that the language used in school uses clues from the context to figure out what
are more formal than the language used at words mean
home and with friends
Content Standards The learner understands that listening is the receptive skill in the oral mode that allows one to comprehend what is heard
using ones skills and background knowledge (schema).
Competencies
GRADE 1 GRADE 2 GRADE 3
The Learner . . . The Learner . . . The Learner . . .
identifies connections between text listened to identifies similarities and differences in the plot proposes several predictions about text
and personal experiences or events in a story and personal experiences
uses personal experiences to make predictions uses prior knowledge to select most likely
and about text to be listened to conclusions about text
makes predictions about stories based on the uses an understanding of incidents, characters formulates questions that are expected to be
cover r titles of texts and settings to make predictions answered after reading the text
expects written texts to make sense validates predictions made after listening makes predictions using experiences of
listening to others texts with similar themes
uses the meaning of simple texts to support modifies prior knowledge based on new
predictions knowledge from text
listens carefully to texts read aloud predicts what will happen next in a text evaluates the predictions made on the basis of
text listened to
asks and answers questions about texts discusses what is already known about topics re-formulates prior knowledge on the basis on
listened to new information learned from text
uses what is already known to understand a relates information and events in a selection to knows how to read for specific purposes and
text life experiences and vice versa to seek answers to specific questions
predicts what will happen in a text based on identifies elements of a story, including compares a prediction about an action or
pictures or information in the text characters, setting, and key events event to what actually occurred within a text
retells and/or acts out events in texts answers simple questions about literary texts asks relevant questions in order to
listened to comprehend
talks about texts identifying major points and asks simple questions (who, what, when, where) recalls information, main ideas, and details
key themes about literary text listened to after reading
Participates (e.g. reacts, speculates, joins in, knows the difference between “made up” answers how, why, and what if questions
reads along) when repetitive language (fiction) and “real” (nonfiction) texts
structure of fiction and poetry are read aloud
understands the structure of a simple text and knows the difference between stories and interprets information from diagrams, charts,
use when re-enacting and retelling poems and graphs
answers simple questions (who, what, when, listens and understands simple written takes part in creative responses to stories
where, when) about text listened to instructions such as dramatizations of stories and oral
presentations
determines whether a story is realistic or identifies the plot of a literary selection listened goes beyond own experiences or general
fantasy to impression and refer to text to explain meaning
restates facts from listening to expository texts describes characters (e.g. traits, roles, describes literary elements of text including
similarities) within a literary selection listened to characters, plot (specific events, problem and
solution), and setting
responds appropriately to questions based on sequences a series of events in a literary describes characters (e.g. traits, roles,
facts in expository texs selection listened to similarities) within a literary selection
Sequentially follow a two-step directions (e.g. compares stories, identifies common themes, makes simple inferences about thoughts and
recipes, directions, classroom procedures) characters and contributes to discussions feelings and reasons for actions
using picture clues given verbally
Identifies signs, symbols, labels, and captions identifies the topic of expository text listened to identifies key themes and discusses reasons
in the environment for events in stories
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GRADE 1 GRADE 2 GRADE 3
The Learner . . . The Learner . . . The Learner . . .
locates information in pictorial information answers questions (e.g. who what, where, sequences a series of events in a literary
books when) about expository text listened to selection
participates (e.g. clapping, chanting, choral follows a set of written or verbal three-step describes literary elements of text including
reading) in the reading of poetry by responding directions with pictures cues characters, plot (specific events, problem and
to the rhyme and rhythm solution), and setting
relates story setting and incidents to own determines whether a specific task is completed describes characters (e.g. traits, roles,
experiences by checking to make sure all the steps were similarities) within a literary selection listened
followed in the right order, with picture clues to to
assist
states the meaning of some environmental signs makes simple inferences about thoughts and
(e.g. traffic, safety, warning signs) feelings and reasons for actions
locates specific information in the text to find identifies key themes and discusses reasons
answers to simple questions for events in stories
READING COMPREHENSION
Content Standards The learner understands that reading is a psycholinguistic guessing game which utilizes visual and non-visual
information in order to confirm, modify, and monitor one’s comprehension.
activates prior knowledge conceptually related to text and establishes a purpose for reading
be self-aware as they discuss and analyze text to create new meanings and modify old knowledge
responds to literary texts through the appreciation of literary devices and an understanding of story grammar
locates information from expository texts and uses this information for discussion or written production
Competencies
Content Standards The learner understands the importance of acquiring a high level of “fluency” in English in order to be understood by both
native and non native listeners through:
1. Reading (the ability to easily read and understand texts written in the language)
2. Writing (the ability to formulate written texts in the language)
3. Comprehension (the ability to follow and understand speech in the language)
4. Speaking (the ability to produce speech in the language and be understood by its speakers)
Performance Standards The learner reads aloud grade level texts effortlessly without hesitation and with proper expression.
Competencies
Content Standards The learner understands that words are formed with letters in accepted order (orthography).
Performance Standards The learner spells words with two or more syllables using phonic, semantic, and morphemic expression.
Competencies
WRITING/COMPOSITION
Content Standards The learner understands the different formats to write for a variety of audiences and purposes.
Performance Standards The learner expresses their ideas effectively in formal and informal compositions to fulfill their own purposes for writing.
Competencies
The Learners…
Content Standards The learner understands the significance of interpreting the social meaning of the choice of linguistic varieties and using
language with the appropriate social meaning for the communication situation.
Performance Standards The learner demonstrates a love for reading stories and confidence in performing literacy-related activities / tasks.
Competencies
returns to favorite books, songs, rhymes to be retells or re-reads familiar storybooks to other makes choices about which texts to read
re-read and enjoyed children based on prior reading experience
attempts to read or retell familiar storybooks makes choices from a selection of texts and responds to text by discussing preferences
begin to justify preferences such as favorite characters, and books with
similar themes
takes books from home to school (or vice versa) writes and shares own stories
for independent/extra reading
identifies favorite authors and stories explores and investigates topics of own
interest
STUDY SKILLS
Content Standards The learner understands that there are an array of study skills, which may tackle the process of organising and taking in
new information and retaining information.
Performance Standards The learner chooses and utilizes discrete techniques (general or specific) and applies them to all or most fields of study.
Competencies
Interprets simple maps of familiar places Uses the index at table of contents dictionary skills
LISTENING COMPREHENSION
Content Standards The learner understands that listening is the receptive skill in the oral mode that allows one to comprehend what is
heard using ones skills and background knowledge (schema).
Competencies
determines how stress, listens for important points determines appropriateness of examines how spoken
intonation, phrasing, pacing, tone, signaled by stress, intonation, stress, intonation, phrasing, tone, communication between and
and non-verbal cues serve as phrasing, pacing, tone, and non- and non-verbal cues used by a among speakers in specific
carriers of meaning that may aid verbal cues that serve as carriers speaker in a particular setting for situations may be repaired or
or interfere in the message of the of meaning in specific situations a specific audience enhanced verbally and non-
text listened to verbally to suit various functional
purposes
uses active listening strategies employs projective listening shifts from one listening strategy adjusts listening strategies based
based on purposes, familiarity strategies when listening to to another based on purpose, on purpose, familiarity with the
with the topic and the level of descriptive and longer narrative familiarity with the topic and level topic, and level of difficulty of the
difficulty of simple informative and texts of difficulty of the argumentative expository and analytical texts
short narrative texts or persuasive texts
listens to appreciate listens to validate information, listens to determine faulty logic, listens to simplify, reorganize, and
communication roles, opinion, or assumption in order to unsupported facts and emotional synthesize information for
expectations and intentions in participate well in a specific appeal in order to provide purposes of expanding,
specific communicative contexts communicative context or appropriate and critical feedback reviewing, or updating knowledge
or situations situation in a specific context or situation
Content Standards The learner understands the standards of English in order to participate in various oral communication demands
(situation, purpose and audience).
Performance Standards The learner has sufficient facility in English to understand spoken discourse and to talk and interact with others about
personal experiences and text listened to or read.
Competencies
uses the right stress, intonation, varies the stress, intonation, determines the appropriate adjusts the stress, intonation,
phrasing, pacing and tone in phrasing, pacing and tone while stress, intonation, phrasing, phrasing, pacing and tone while
interpersonal expressions and in reading orally from a prepared pacing and tone while delivering participating in formal oral
reading short written or recorded manuscript, delivering prepared an extemporaneous or impromptu presentations, debates, and
passages aloud lines in a performance script, or speech broadcast communication tasks
re-enacting an episode or scene
uses appropriate verbal and non- uses appropriate verbal and non- employs varied verbal and non- enhances the quality of verbal
verbal turn-taking, turn-giving, verbal strategies to animate a verbal strategies to create impact and non-verbal strategies
and topic control strategies in written script for purposes of on a specific audience while employed by speakers in a
participating in forms of small delivering information or delivering various forms of completed formal oral
group interaction including executing a dramatic piece and extemporaneous or impromptu presentation, debate, or
interviews and panel discussions other performance speech forms speech broadcast communication tasks
talks about significant human provides structured feedback on provides appropriate and formulates informed assertions,
experiences and ideas on literary the quality of spoken discourse constructive response to claims, and justifications using
or expository reading, listening or based on a prepared manuscript questions and feedback accurate, adequate, and
viewing selections in unrehearsed or performance script concerning one’s performance in appropriate primary and
individual and group modalities an extemporaneous or impromptu secondary information
speech task
VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT
Content Standards The learner understands that words are composed of different parts and their meaning changes in context.
Performance Standards The learner employs strategies to decode the meaning of words in isolation and in context (word strategies).
Competencies
establishes semantic establishes the meaning of words identifies context-appropriate reduces ambiguity and
relationships of words and and expressions as they are used substitutes for words or vagueness in the use of words
expressions that include familiar, in discourse structures and expressions and expressions
colloquial, and idiomatic types patterns
Identifies collocations and uses context clues and structural determines the level of formality explains the nature of shift in
arrange words or expressions in analysis to arrive at the meaning or register in which a word or structure and meaning of a word
clines, categories, and clusters of words and expressions expression is to be used or expression as used in a
specific discipline, situation, or
context of use
READING COMPREHENSION
Content Standards The learner understands that reading is a psycholinguistic guessing game which utilizes visual and non-visual
information in order to confirm, modify, and monitor one’s comprehension.
The learner…
activates prior knowledge conceptually related to text and establishes a purpose for reading
Performance Standards be self-aware as they discuss and analyze text to create new meanings and modify old knowledge
responds to literary texts through the appreciation of literary devices and an understanding of story grammar
locates information from expository texts and uses this information for discussion or written production
Competencies
uses predictive and anticipatory organizes prior knowledge articulates prior knowledge assesses prior knowledge
devices or tasks to activate prior concerning the topic of reading or concerning the topic of reading or concerning the topic of reading or
knowledge concerning the topic of viewing selection using a variety viewing selection using guided viewing selection using individual
reading or viewing selection of graphic organizers small group discussion strategies or group assessment devices
distinguishes between and among responds to information from a compares and contrasts evaluates content, elements,
literal, inferential, and applied reading or viewing selection information presented in two or features, and properties of a
information presented in a through the use of oral or written more related reading or viewing reading or viewing selection using
reading or viewing selection and short response formats and selections using guided text a set of text analysis strategies
the questions formed on the basis differentiated group performance analysis strategies and devices in developed in consultation with
of such information tasks a small group structure peers and the teacher
establishes the relevance and identifies dominant literary ascertains the features of the organizes an independent and
unity of the elements of a text vis- devices and figures of speech reading or viewing selection that systematic approach to critiquing
à-vis its intended purpose and that add color and heighten clarify its adherence to or an elected reading or viewing
production milieu meaning in the reading or viewing dismissal of a particular tradition selection
selection of literary production
establishes the validity and unity identifies dominant writing or ascertains the features of the organizes an independent and
of the details of a text vis-à-vis its filming techniques that add color reading or viewing selection that systematic approach to critiquing
intended purpose and production to and heighten meaning of the clarify its adherence to or an elected reading or viewing
milieu reading or viewing selection dismissal of a particular social selection
issue, concern, or disposition
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Content standards The learner understands the different formats to write for a variety of audiences and purposes.
Performance standards The learner expresses ideas effectively in formal and informal compositions for a particular purpose and audience.
Competencies
distinguishes between oral and distinguishes between identifies ways by which identifies ways by which
written modes of language use informational and artistic stances information is systematically purposeful writing may be
with emphasis on their exclusive in written discourse and the organized to meet specific goals supported by a variety of
features and properties specific properties of each stance and objectives in written information sources, processing
discourse techniques, and presentation
strategies
determines features and identifies common language employs a variety of language uses standard procedure,
properties of written language n patterns that exist in specific and discourse patterns in appropriate forms, and
accordance to a specific register written discourse patterns expressing one’s view and assessment tools or techniques in
or level of formality opinions concerning a specific process-oriented writing with the
topic of interest aid of peers and the teacher
uses specific cohesive and uses specific cohesive and uses specific cohesive and uses specific cohesive and
literary devices to construct literacy devices to construct basic literary devices to construct literary devices to construct
written personal discourse literary and expository written extended literary and expository integrative literary and expository
formats such as letters, blogs, discourse such as poetry, drama, written discourse as short fiction, written discourse as review,
and electronic mails and basic fables, parables, myths, legends, argumentative and persuasive critiques, research reports, and
mass media materials as print personal essays, biographies and essays, speeches, and scripts for broadcast
ads, campaigns and broadcast vignettes opinionated journalistic writing communication texts, including
commercials screenplay
GRAMMAR AWARENESS
Content standards The learner understands that English language has a set of structural rules that govern the composition of clauses,
phrases, and words in oral and written communication.
Competencies
ATTITUDE
Content standards The learner understands the significance of interpreting the social meaning of the choice of linguistic varieties and
using language with the appropriate social meaning for the communication situation.
Performance standards The learner demonstrates a love for reading and viewing various texts and confidence in responding/participating in
various communicative activities / tasks.
Competencies
demonstrates eagerness and exhibits the initiative to innovative adopts an appropriate, sensitive, observes fairness, objectivity,
spontaneity in providing and independently or in cooperation and responsive disposition in proactive disposition, and
responding to questions and with others in designing, articulating, maintaining, and responsible use of information in
feedback pertinent to previous, presenting, and sharing expected challenging diverse opinions and supporting and elaborating
ongoing, and future opportunities outputs of creative and critical points o view concerning specific particular claims relevant to one’s
for learning language, literacy, thinking concerning language, issues or concern established project of inquiry
and literature literacy, and literature
STUDY SKILLS
Content standards The learner understands that there are an array of study skills, which may tackle the process of organising and taking
in new information and retaining information.
Performance standards The learner chooses and utilizes discrete techniques (general or specific) and applies them to all or most fields of
study.
Competencies
locates appropriate print, non- exchanges and processes arranges collected and classified designs appropriate task and
print, and electronic sources of information synchronously or information using an appropriate resource management schemes
information for purposes of asynchronously with peers and liner or non-linear organizer such to carry out specific foals o an
supporting assertions, validating other persons for purposes of as idea maps and outlines organized inquiry
assumptions, and drawing expanding understanding, limiting
conclusions inquiry, and balancing views or
opinions
ENGLISH
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I. Workshop on the Review and Refinement of the K to 12 Curriculum Framework and Standards
Venue: DAP,Tagaytay City
Date: May 10-13,2011
NAME DESIGNATION OFFICE/SCHOOL
1. Dr. Edilberta Bala Professor Philippine Normal University
2. Dr. Lourdes Visaya retired ES: Elementary English – DepED DepEd
Manila
3. Dr. Perla Cuanzon Retired ES: Elementary English – DepED DepEd
Manila
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4. Mr. Adrian S. Peralta Teacher II/Assoc. Prof UE-CAS C.Apostol Elem. School, City of Manila
University of the East, Manila
5. Ms. JesusaAntiquiera Principal II Padre Gomez Elem. School, City of Manila
6. Mr. Galileo L. Go Senior Education Program Specialist CDD-BEE, DepEd, Central Office
7. Mr. Ricardo G. Ador Dionisio Teacher II CDD – BSE, DepEd Central Office
8. Mrs. Melinda Rivera Senior Education Program Specialist CDD-BSE DepEd Central Office
9. Ms. Marisol L. Echano Teacher I Sta. Lucia High School, Pasig City
J. Consultative Workshops for the Validation of the K to 12 Curriculum Framework and Standards
NAME DESIGNATION
1. Irene C. De Robles CDD – BEE
2. Jose Tuguinayo, Jr. CDD – BSE
3. Marivic Abcede CDD – BSE
4. Mirla Olores SPED – BEE
5. Simeona Ebol CDD – BEE
6. Fe Villalino SDD – BEE
ADVISORY TEAM
NAME DESIGNATION
1. Usec. Yolanda S. Quijano Undersecretary, DepEd OSEC
2. Dr. Lolita Andrada Director, BSE – DepEd, Pasig
3. Dr. Angelita Esdicul Director, BEE – DepEd, Pasig
4. Dr. Ricardo de Lumen OIC, Director III – Tech Voc, DepEd
5. D. Paraluman R. Giron Chair, K – 10 TWG
6. Dr. Avelina T. Liagas Consultant, TEC, DepEd
7. Dr. Dina Ocampo Dean, COE, UP Diliman
8. Dr. Ester Ogena President, PNU