The Need of Teaching EPP in

Intermediate Grades using a

combination of Mother Tongue, Filipino
and English as a Medium of Instruction
The Legal Basis of Teaching
EPP
 1987 Constitution Article II section 17
• Give priority to education
• Science and technology
• Arts
• Culture
• Sports
Who are taught?
Teaching Approaches,
Methods and
Techniques
• Entrepreneurial
• Contextualized
• Integral
• Experiential
• Authentic
• Constructivist Learning
Medium of Instruction
Mother Tongue Based-
Multilingual Education
What is the difference between
MTB-MLE and
Mother tongue?
 Section 4 of the RA 10533
Mother language of First language (L1) refers to the language
or languages first learned by a child, which he/she identifies
with, is defined as a native language user of by others, which
he/she knows best, or uses the most. This includes Filipino
sign language used by the individuals with pertinent
disabilities. The regional or native language refers to the
traditional speech variety of Filipino sign language existing in
a region, area or place.
Language 1 Language 2 Language 3
Mother tongue Filipino Other languages
(First language) (National language) learned
(local, global
languages)
Two-track Method

1. Primer Track

2. Story Track
 What does MTB-MLE provides?
• Literacy • Prior Knowledge

• Cognitive Development and • Strong Bridge

Higher Order Thinking Skills

• Scaffolding • Teaching for meaning and accuracy

 Why is there a need for
teachers to match their
teaching styles and thinking
preferences of the learners?
 What is your idea on the
implementation of mother
tongue based multilingual
education?
Does the implementation of
mother tongue improve the
quality and learning
outcomes?
 What is the purpose of
language programs that can
be implemented at schools for
students from linguistically
diverse backgrounds?