Appendix- A

Republic of the Philippine

Department of Education
Region MIMAROPA
Division of Palawan
IRAAN-SAGPANGAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Mailigan, Iraan, Aborlan, Palawan

Name of Learner: _____________________________ Date Administered: ___________

Grade Level: _________________________________
INDEPENDENT LEARNING READINESS TEST
(ILRT)
Below is the list of competencies that you are expected to demonstrate. Encircle the number
corresponding to the description s follows:

3 Demonstrate the competencies with least or no supervision/assistance from the teacher.

2 Demonstrate the competencies with some supervision/assistance from the teacher.
1 Demonstrate the competencies with much supervision/assistance from the teacher.
I am able to: 3 2 1
Get information from the books and other print and non-print reading materials
Recall details read/heard/seen from different types
Relay information heard over the cellphone and from radio broadcasts
Interpret the information in graphics and billing statements (electric,water, etc)
Use the card catalogue to locate information
Follow signs or symbols to locate places or things
Follow directions using map
Fill out forms (Enrollment, School forms, bank, Biodata etc)
Follow instructions/steps in doing a task
Write autobiography, diary, application letter, excuse letter ,etc.
Solve simple mathematical problems
Prepare simple portfolio
Interview people

INTERPRETATON OF THE TOTAL RATING:

30 – 39 Independent Level
20 – 29 Instructional Level
13 – 19 Beginning Level

________________________ ___________________
(Learners Signature) (Teachers Signature)
Appendix B- The Informal Reading Inventory (IRI)

The reading ability of a learner is crucial to the Open High School System because most
of the time the learner is an independent learner.

The use of the informal reading inventory(IRI) shall help the teacher determine a
learner’s reading level. The independent level is the stage in which the learner can read
successfully with little or no aid because fluency and comprehension are developed well
enough. The learner’s instructional level signals an area of difficulty. It may mean that the book
or reading material is too difficult for the learner. The learner’s Struggling/beginning level may
mean frequent face-to-face session from the subject area teacher. The learner may be required
to report weekly or as desired by his/her teacher facilitator.

The results of the IRI shall help the school in determining prospective enrollees. Thus, an
oral and silent test must be likewise conducted before a learner is officially accepted.

A. Administration of an Oral Reading Test

1. Select a 100 word passage from a material you wish the learner to read.
2. The learner is asked to read the passage orally
3. The teacher records errors. She/he may record the reading and score the learner
afterwards.

Types of Errors

Mispronunciation : Record the incorrect response above the word missed

Substitution : Record the substituted word above the one missed
Omission : Circle the omitted word or words
Insertion : Write the letter of the extra word
Hesitations : Supply the needed word and write (H) if the child pauses for longer than
Five minutes
Repetition : Draw a wavy line under repeated words

LIST OF ERRORS BY TYPE

Mispronunciation

Substitution

Omission

Insertion

Hesitations

Repetition
B. Administration of a Silent Reading Test

1. Prepare questions that determine the learner’s ability to use various parts of the text.

Ex. On what part of the text will you find information on _________________________.

2. Prepare questions that measure both vocabulary and comprehension.

3. When preparing the questions, be careful to provide items that assess the many
operations of comprehension skills (recognition or recall of facts, concepts, information;
convergence or divergence of concepts; evaluation of facts, information, concepts and
situation).

4. Direct the learner to read the selection.

5. The learner can be timed if you are interested in his/her reading rate.

C. Interpretation

Informal Reading Inventory Standards

Level Oral Reading Comprehension

Independent 99 - 100% 99 -100%

Instructional 95 - 98% 70 – 90 %
Struggling/beginning below 94% below 70%

On the silent reading test (if learner is able to answer correctly 91-100%) of the questions,
then she/he is at the independent level, if 70-90% are correctly answered, she/he is at the
instructional level. The beginning level has been reached if the learner has not answered at
least 70% of the posed questions.
 Appendix C- Sample Reading Passage
BP-PRIA Form 1 (Student’s Copy)
ENGLISH
Grade 7 – Pre test

Pala and Juana

(A Tale)

In the early years, there was a couple in the island. Pala,

the chieftain, was a hard working husband while Juana, his wife
did the cooking and other household chores. After years of
waiting, their bundle of joy, who possessed an extraordinary
power was born. They named him Juan. The family lived a
happy and peaceful life together with the other residents.

One day, a group of strangers disturbed the serenity of the

whole island. They robbed the properties of the people. Pala and
Juana tried to help their neighbors. Juana hid and left her child in
one of their kind neighbors. The couple fled to mislead the
enemies to save their son and the villagers.

Days, weeks, and months had passed. The couple did not
return. The neighbors traced the possible way the couple had
trod. On their way, one of the neighbors noticed an unfamiliar
plant which grew healthy along the road. They named the plant
Palaua after the couple’s names Pala and Juana. Later on the
people named the island “Palawan”- a place where people keep
on coming back.
BP-PRIA Form 1 (Teacher’s Copy)
ENGLISH
Grade 7 – Pre test

Name of Pupil: _______________________________________

Section: ______________ Date Administered: _____________
Prompt: Do you know where your name came from? Read the tale and learn how the island got
its name.

Pala and Juana

(A Tale)

In the early years, there was a couple in the island. Pala, the
chieftain, was a hard working husband while Juana, his wife did the cooking
and other household chores. After years of waiting, their bundle of joy, who
possessed an extraordinary power was born. They named him Juan. The
family lived a happy and peaceful life together with the other residents.

One day, a group of strangers disturbed the serenity of the whole

island. They robbed the properties of the people. Pala and Juana tried to help
their neighbors. Juana hid and left her child in one of their kind neighbors.
The couple fled to mislead the enemies to save their son and the villagers.

Days, weeks, and months had passed. The couple did not return. The
neighbors traced the possible way the couple had trod. On their way, one of
the neighbors noticed an unfamiliar plant which grew healthy along the
road. They named the plant Palaua after the couple’s names Pala and Juana.
Later on the people named the island “Palawan”- a place where people keep
on coming back.

Number of Words: 182

Directions: Answer the questions based on the required terms or statements.

Questions:
LITERAL
1. Who were the couple in the island?
Answer: Pala and Juana

2. Who disturbed the island?

Answer: the enemies

3. What did the enemies do when they reach the island?

Answer: They disturbed the people and robbed the properties.
(There are no other possible answers aside from the listed possible answers.)

CAUSE AND EFFECT

4. Why did Pala and Juana leave the island?
Answer: They left to mislead the enemies.
(There are no other possible answers aside from the listed possible answers.)

INFERENTIAL
5. What would be the reason of Juana for hiding her child?
Answer: She hid Juan to protect him from the enemies
(Other possible answers are acceptable as long as they are related to the ideas.)

6. Why did the neighbors trace the way of Pala and Juana?
Answer: They wanted to know whether they were already dead or still alive.
(There are no other possible answers aside from the listed possible answers.)

VOCABULARY
7. What is referred to by the idiomatic expression “bundle of joy” in the story?
Answer: baby/child

8. From the passage “a group of strangers disturbed the serenity of the whole island”,
what is meant by the underlined word?
Answer: peacefulness
(There are no other possible answers aside from the listed possible answers.)

INTERPRETING TEXT
9. What do you think happened to the couple?
Answers: They died. / They were killed by the enemies.
(Other possible answers are acceptable as long as they are related to the ideas.)

EVALUATIVE
10. Do you agree with the couple’s decision of leaving their son in the neighbor’s care?
Why?
Possible Answers:
 Yes, to keep their son alive.
 No, because the enemy may find and kill Juan with them.
(There are no other possible answers aside from the listed possible answers.)
11. Is it right for the neighbor to help the couple? Why or Why not?
Possible Answer: Yes, because the neighbor wanted to repay the goodness / kindness
of the couple.
(Other possible answers are acceptable as long as they are positive and related to the
ideas.)
12. What lesson did you get from the passage?
Possible Answers:
 The lesson that we get from the passage is helping one another in times of
crisis.
 The lesson that we get from the passage is the Unconditional love of
parents to their son.
(There are no other possible answers aside from the listed possible answers.)

Appendix D

LEARNER’S AGREEMENT
I________________________________________ is enrolled on the OPEN HIGH SCHOOL
(Name of Learner)
SYSTEM (OHSS) at IRAAN- SAGPANGAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL as ___________________
(Name of School) (Year Level)

As a learner, I am expected to undertake the following:

 To act responsibly in all learning activities/tasks assigned to me;

  To be honest and open by contacting/reporting to my teacher the learning
activities/task which I find difficult;
 To exercise time-management so as to finish on time any learning activity/task
required in each subject;
 To try my best so as not to abuse the “Freedom of self-pacing”;and
 To finish my course with the support of my family/guardian/patron.

With the above-mentioned expectations, I hereby agree that with all the opportunities
offered by the Open High School System, I will do my best to SUCCEED.

__________________________________ __________________________
Parent/guardian/patron Learner

Noted:

________________________________
Adviser

_______________________________
Principal

Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region MIMAROPA
Division of Palawan
IRAAN-SAGPANGAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Mailigan, Iraan, Aborlan, Palawan
Appendix E

LEARNER’S PROFILE

Part I

Name: ________________________________________________________
Birthday: __________________________ Birthplace: _________________

Sex: ______________________________ Age: ______________________

Mother’s Name: ________________________________________________

Father’s Name: _________________________________________________

Home Address:_________________________________________________
_________________________________________________

Part. II
Directions: Put a check in the blank alongside each answer you choose.

1. What are your reason/s for choosing open learning?

I am over-age for high school _________

I have a job and cannot come to school regularly _________
I have a physical disability _________
I live far from the school _________
Others, please specify _____________________________________

2. What sort of past experience in learning have you got?

I was often late in my classes __________

I was sickly, hence was frequently absent from class __________
I found the lessons too difficult __________
Circumstances forced me to dropout __________
(Please explain)______________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
I have unsatisfactory experiences with my teachers and/or classmates.
(Please explain) ______________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
Others, please specify __________________________________________

3. What possible problems with open learning do you expect

The module might be difficult. ______________

The teachers do not give me enough time to finish module/s. ______________
I may not have the support of my family. ______________
I may not have the support of my superiors. ______________
Others, please specify ______________________________________________

4. What could be your main strengths to be successful in the open learning system?

I have strong determination to finish _______________

I have the whole support of my family _______________
 I have the full support of my superiors _______________
I am resourceful and industrious _______________
Others, please specify _______________________________________________

5. Where will you do most of your studying/learning?

At home _______________
In the work place _______________
In public learning centers (library) _______________
In the school library _______________
Others, please specify _______________________________________________

6. Will you have access to peer-group support?

Yes ___________ No ____________

7. Have you any fears or anxieties about paper and pencil test assessment?

Yes ____________ No _____________