WHAT IS SIM?

GERALD L. TABASA
Teacher-III
SIM (Strategic Intervention Material)

“As stipulated in the

DepEd Order No. 39, s.
2012, interventions have
to be made in order to
address learning gaps.”
WHAT IS SIM?
• Bunagan (2012) as meant to re-teach
the concepts and least mastered skills,
it is a remediation aid for the students
at the level of their understanding.

• Gultiano (2012) (SIMs) are aimed to

help teachers provide students the
needed reinforcement to make
progress in their respective subjects.
 SIM or Strategic Intervention
Material
• refers to a teaching aid which is
strategically prepared and
designed for teaching remediation
for low achievers in the subject.
Is SIM just another name
for a Module? If not, what's
the difference?
 Slide SIM
Title MODULE
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Focuses
• UsingonAwesome
the skills Backgrounds
May contain different
not mastered by the topics included in a
• Engage
pupils duringyour
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• Capture
regular class Audience Attention

Intended for remedial Intended for regular

class classroom teaching

Includes fun activities Includes fun activities

CHARACTERISTIC OF A GOOD SIM
Ensure alignment of the activities with the
task/objectives
Keep the activities interactive and simple
Provide a variety of activities to cater to
the diverse learning style
Provide a number of activities (at least
three per task ) so that the learner can
have enough practice in developing the
skill
PARTS OF SIM
I. GUIDE CARD
II. ACTIVITY CARD
III. ASSESSMENT
CARD
IV. ENRICHMENT CARD
V. REFERENCE CARD
VI. ANSWER KEY CARD
GUIDE CARD
1. Gives a preview of what pupils
will learn.
2. Stimulates interest in the
topic.
3. Presents the focus skills.
4. Cites briefly the activities.
5. Challenges the learner in
performing the tasks.
 ACTIVITY CARD
 It defines the task
 The purpose of
that the learner
should undertake in the task is to
order to develop the provide enough
skill practice for the
learner so that
 The task should he can perform
be competency-
the SIM
oriented and may
properly.
be individual or
group work
POINTERS TO CONSIDER IN
DEVELOPING ACTIVITY
CARD
• BEGIN WHERE THE LEARNERS ARE
• ADOPT THE ACTIVITY TO THE
LEARNERS’ STYLE
• PROVIDE A VARIETY OF
ACTIVITIES TO CATER TO THE
DIVERSE LEARNING STYLE
 ASSESSMENT CARD
 Help the
 The result of the
learner assessment
measure identifies the
his/her level of knowledge and
mastery of the skill that the
skill upon learner may
completion of need to enhance
the tasks or develop
further
 ENRICHMENT CARD

 Provides This extends

learning by
activities that providing additional
reinforce the exercises for
content of the further application
of knowledge and
lesson skills
 REFERENCE CARD
 It provides  It may also list
additional the resources
content to that the
the coverage learner may
in the refer for
textbook further
reading
 ANSWER KEY CARD

It provides the answer to

the different activities,
assessment and
enrichment given in the
SIM
Every pupil can learn, just not on the same
day or in the same way
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