26/09/2026
๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ง๐๐ ๐ช๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ฆ ๐ง๐ข ๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ข๐๐๐๐ฆโ๐ช๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ง! โจ๐๐ฃ๏ธ
Because every story starts with a word, every conversation starts with a voice, and every reader starts somewhere.
Huge congratulations to us, ๐๐ ๐๐ญ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐โ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐๐ฆ, for successfully completing our teaching demonstration for ๐ฎ๐ฃ-๐๐๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ: ๐ง๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐น๐ ๐ข๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐! ๐
Demo teaching is ๐ก๐ข ๐๐ข๐๐. Mahal, magastos, draining, at nakakapagod talaga. But this demo reminded us that teaching young children to communicate and develop early literacy skills takes more than simply knowing how to read and writeโit takes ๐ฃ๐๐ง๐๐๐ก๐๐, ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ง๐๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ฌ, ๐๐ก๐ ๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ข๐จ๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐ง๐ข ๐๐๐ง ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ก ๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ง๐๐๐๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ข๐๐๐๐ฆ. ๐
In Early Oracy and Literacy, we learned that learning can begin with the simplest thingsโa child ๐๐๐ฆ๐ง๐๐ก๐๐ก๐ ๐ง๐ข ๐ ๐ฆ๐ง๐ข๐ฅ๐ฌ, ๐ฆ๐๐ฌ๐๐ก๐ ๐ ๐ก๐๐ช ๐ช๐ข๐ฅ๐, ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ ๐ค๐จ๐๐ฆ๐ง๐๐ข๐ก, ๐ฆ๐๐ก๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ก๐, ๐ข๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ก ๐๐๐๐. ๐ฃ๏ธ๐ถ๐
Through ๐ฆ๐ง๐ข๐ฅ๐ฌ๐ง๐๐๐๐๐ก๐, ๐๐ข๐ก๐ฉ๐๐ฅ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก๐ฆ, ๐ฆ๐ข๐ก๐๐ฆ, ๐ฃ๐๐๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ฆ, ๐ฉ๐ข๐๐๐๐จ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ง๐๐ฉ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฆ, and interactive literacy experiences, we discovered how important it is to give children opportunities to ๐๐๐ฆ๐ง๐๐ก, ๐ฆ๐ฃ๐๐๐, ๐ฅ๐๐ฆ๐ฃ๐ข๐ก๐, ๐๐ฆ๐, ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ซ๐ฃ๐ฅ๐๐ฆ๐ฆ ๐ง๐๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ฆ.
Just like the ECE song โChikading, chikading, lilipad-lipadโ ๐ฆโwe soared through every challenge! From printing endless story materials and visual aids, preparing props and activities, practicing our storytelling, to staying up late perfecting our lesson plans, ๐ช๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ ๐๐ง ๐ข๐จ๐ฅ ๐๐๐.
And behind every lesson was a reminder of why early literacy matters: ๐ช๐โ๐ฅ๐ ๐ก๐ข๐ง ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ง ๐ง๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ช๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ฆโ๐ช๐โ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ก ๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ก๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ ๐ง๐ข ๐จ๐ฆ๐ ๐ง๐๐ข๐ฆ๐ ๐ช๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ฆ.
A heartfelt thank you to ๐ฃ๐ฅ๐ข๐. ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฆ ๐๐จ๐๐ฉ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ for guiding us throughout this experience and helping us understand how meaningful early communication and literacy experiences can shape a childโs learning journey. ๐ฑ๐
Salamat sa ๐ง๐๐ฌ๐๐๐, ๐ฃ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐ฆ, ๐ง๐จ๐๐จ๐ก๐๐๐ก, at sa hindi nawawalang ngiti kahit pagod na pagod na. ๐ฅน
Yes, it was expensive.
Yes, it was draining.
Yes, it was exhausting.
But seeing ourselves grow more confident in ๐ฆ๐ง๐ข๐ฅ๐ฌ๐ง๐๐๐๐๐ก๐, ๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ข๐ข๐ ๐๐ก๐ง๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก, ๐๐๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐ก ๐๐๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ฅ๐ฌ, ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ง๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐ง๐๐ฉ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฆ? ๐ฆ๐ข ๐ช๐ข๐ฅ๐ง๐ ๐๐ง. ๐
Proud of us, ๐๐๐โ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐๐ฆ!
๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ง๐๐ ๐ช๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ฆ ๐ง๐ข ๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ข๐๐๐๐ฆโ๐ช๐โ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ก๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐ช ๐ง๐ข ๐๐๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ก ๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ง๐๐๐๐ฅ ๐ข๐ช๐ก. ๐ฃ๏ธ๐โจ
๐ผ๏ธ: Astrid Anika C. Basteng
โ๐ป: Rochelle Cabuslay