Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
REGION IX, ZAMBOANGA PENINSULA
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF ZAMBOANGA CITY
SOUTHCOM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SPED CENTER
BALIWASAN, DISTRICT

NARRATIVE REPORT ON THE OPENING PROGRAM OF SCHOOL

LEARNING ACTION CELL- ELLN DIGITAL

School Learning Action Cell is a program of the Department of Education which aims to
create professional learning and growth that will help teachers to have a wider thought with
regards to teaching by the teachers and learning of the pupils. As what our dear school principal
have made mentioned during the delivery of her message that having this SLAC Sessions, is an
avenue where we teachers will learn, re-learn and unlearn things that we can use in our everyday
teachings especially in reading, where we teachers find it a serious problem nowadays. ELLN
Digital course employed blended method which can be an effective means of refreshing and up
skilling our teachers in providing reading activities to at least make a learner a reader gradually.
The said course also evaluates interventions in early language, literacy and numeracy.

Early Language Literacy and Numeracy (ELLN) Digital, is a blended course on early
language, literacy, and numeracy instruction for Kindergarten to Grade 3 (K-3) teachers in the
Philippines. The course is a teacher professional development (TPD) initiative in support of the
Department of Education’s Early Language, Literacy, and Numeracy (ELLN) program under the
Every Child a Reader Program (ECARP).

The course has two main components:

1) Self-study of an interactive multimedia courseware
2) Collaborative learning in school-based Learning Action Cells (LACs)

The objectives of the training are the following:

1. Explain the principles of early language, literacy, and numeracy development and Instruction.
2. Discuss the components of balanced literacy and numeracy instruction.
3. Plan and implement balanced literacy and numeracy instruction for K-3 learners.

Southcom Elementary School SPED Center conducted the opening program for the said
event. And it happened last November 11, 2022 at 3 o’clock in the afternoon. Teachers from
Kindergarten to Grade Three were the participants in this training. There are a total of 52
teacher-participants, Kindergarten-10 teachers, Grade 1- 14 teachers, Grade 2- 14 teachers and
Grade 3- 14 teachers. The said group was divided in three subgroups, Group 1 composes of
Grade 1 and 4 Kindergarten teachers, Group 2 composes of Grade 2 and 3 Kindergarten teachers
and Group 3 composes of Grade 3 and 3 Kindergarten teachers. After presenting the matrix and
the manner on how this training will be conducted, the plenary session ended and the teachers
already proceeded to the assigned rooms for their group. And the sessions that were scheduled
for that date commenced.

Prepared by:

MARIA CRISTA JANE I. VENTUSA

ELLN-Digital Proponent

Noted by:

MA. DAISIE G. EBRADA, ED.D.

Elementary School Principal III

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Opening Program of School Learning Action Cell – November 11, 2022