1. Oral Reading and Conversational English. The objective is to provide practice that builds confidence in the students to correctly read aloud, pronounce words correctly, and hold their own in English- only conversations. Of all the modules, this is the one that is the most teacher dependent. The plan is to pilot this for Grade 3 for school year 2010-2011 and then in 2011- 2012, to offer this to a new Grade 3 class plus a new Grade 4 module to be taken by the Grade 3 group from the previous year. For this school year, the pilot program will be held once a week for 10 weeks and to be limited to 15-20 students from Grades 4 and 5. The program will begin in August. During the 2-3 hours of the class, use of Pilipino will be strictly forbidden.Bing del Rosario will be conducting this program himself.

2. Vocabulary Building & Correct Word Usage. The objective is to enrich the vocabulary of the students. The vocabulary building will be based on the first 1,000 and 2,000 must-know words in the English language, followed by the next 2,000 words – for the fast learners. Students are drilled on word meanings and appropriate – vs. inappropriate – word usage. At the heart of the program are the vocabulary building worksheets that students work onevery day for three months. Like the iSipnayan program, only when they score consistently high on a worksheet do they get to advance to the next worksheet, which will include a new set of slightly more difficult words. The module’s pilot consists of a hundred worksheets. The pilot program is scheduled for three months, to start from October to December 2010, and will be offered for Grades 4 and 5.

3. Reading Comprehension. The objective is to increase the English reading comprehension of children through regular reading and comprehending drills. In every session, the child reads a slightly more difficult passage compared to the previous days’ reading, then answers a worksheet of questions on what had been read. Like iSipnayan, students move ahead when they demonstrate a high comprehension score on the worksheet at hand. Since much of the difficulty is due to a narrow vocabulary, this module is taken best in conjunction with the Vocabulary Building module. The pilot program will be geared for Grade 4 and will run daily for an initial three months, from October to December 2010, like the Vocabulary module. 100 worksheets will be available for the Grade 4 enrollees. Availability of Grades 5 and 6 worksheets will follow.

4. Basics of English Grammar. The objective is to improve the grammatical component of their English language use. Emphasis will be on correct number agreement (plural vs. singular), tense (past vs. present vs. future), gender, verb forms and voices, as well as correct use of pronouns, adverbs and prepositions. The module attempts to address the lack of English grammar workbooks for daily drills. Like the Vocabulary and Reading modules, the program is worksheet-dependent and will be conducted daily. The pilot will take in Grade 4 students and is planned to start in January 2011 with an initial 150 worksheets.