WHAT IS K TO 12 PROGR

PELC (Philippines Elementary Learning Competencies)

 The Philippine Elementary Learning Competencies (PELC) is a listing of
expected outcomes in the four phases of teaching specifically English.
 These expected outcomes are stated in behavioral objectives
hierarchically arranged from the simplest to the most complex.

1998 PELC Revised Edition

1. The objectives are arranged in
matrix form for all grade
levels with an increasing
difficulty form one grade level
to another. There is a
separate listing of objectives
for each component (listening,
speaking, reading and
writing).
2. In Reading the objectives are
categorized as Word
Recognition, Vocabulary,
Comprehension, and Literary
Appreciation. There is also a
separate listing of objectives
for Study Skills.
1. The listing of objectives is by
grade level, and the objectives
for each component are in
matrix form. There is a
progression of complexity of
skills from one grade level to
another.
2. There is only one listing of all
the Reading objectives. Study
skills and the development of
literary appreciation are
integrated in Reading or
Speaking, whenever and
wherever appropriate.
What is Kto12 Program?

The K to 12 Program covers Kindergarten and 12 years of basic

education (six years of primary education, four years of Junior High
School, and two years of Senior High School [SHS]) to provide
sufficient time for mastery of concepts and skills, develop lifelong
learners, and prepare graduates for tertiary education, middle-level skills
development, employment, and entrepreneurship.

STRENGTHENING EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION (UNIVERSAL

KINDERGARTEN)

 Every Filipino child now has access to early childhood education

through Universal Kindergarten. At 5 years old, children start
schooling and are given the means to slowly adjust to formal
education.

 Research shows that children who underwent Kindergarten have

better completion rates than those who did not. Children who

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 complete a standards-based Kindergarten program are better
prepared, for primary education.

 In Kindergarten, students learn the alphabet, numbers, shapes,

and colors through games, songs, and dances, in their Mother
Tongue.
GRADES 1-10

Students in Grades 1 to 10 will experience an enhanced,

context-based, and spiral progression learning curriculum with the
following subjects:

SUBJECTS:
 Mother Tongue  Arts
 Filipino  Physical Education
 English  Health
 Mathematics  Edukasyong Pantahanan at
 Science Pangkabuhayan (EPP)
 Araling Panlipunan  Technology and Livelihood
 Edukasyon sa Education (TLE)
Pagpapakatao (EsP)
 Music

SENIOR HIGH (GRADES 11-12)

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 Senior High School is two years of specialized upper secondary
education; students may choose a specialization based on
aptitude, interests, and school capacity. The choice of career track
will define the content of the subjects a student will take in
Grades 11 and 12. Each student in Senior High School can choose
among three tracks: Academic; Technical-Vocational-Livelihood;
and Sports and Arts. The Academic track includes three strands:
Business, Accountancy, Management (BAM); Humanities,
Education, Social Sciences (HESS); and Science, Technology,
Engineering, Mathematics (STEM).

https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/k-12/
Most Essential Learning Competencies (MELCs)

 The Central Office, through the Bureau of Curriculum

Development (BCD), due to prevailing situation in the
country on the Corona Virus Disease 2019 or COVID-19,
has identified the most learning competencies (MELCs) in
each learning area. MELCs are the most important LCs in
each learning area and grade level needed each learner to
learn, understand, use and apply in an
environment/situation of varying contexts. These are also
the standard LCs that teachers must focus on in terms of
delivery and assessment.