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Department of Education
Region III
DIVISION BULACAN
Santol Balagtas, Bulacan

EARLY GRADE READING ASSESSMENT TOOLKIT

FILIPINO 1
Pangalan ng Mag-aaral

Pangkat at Baitang :

Pangalan ng Guro:

Paaralan:

Petsa Panimulang Oras: am/pm

COMPONENT 1: ORIENTATION TO PRINT

Show the child a decodable book.
Read the instructions in the boxes below, recording the child’s response before
moving to the next instruction. Enumerator can translate instruction in Tagalog or
lingua fraca if the child does not respond to the English Instruction.

Isang umaga
ginising siya ng kanyang
nanay upang maglakad
sa kanilang kapaligiran.
“Mat-mat, gising na,
halika anak at tayo ay
maglakad upang tayo
ay maarawan”, sabi ng
kanyang nanay.
 Ito ay isang aklat na binubuo ng mga larawan. Huwag mo itong
basahin agad. Ituro mo kung saan ka magsisimula sa pagbasa.

(Child puts finger on the top row; left-most word)

___ Correct ___ Incorrect ___ No Response

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Ngayon, ituro mo ang mga salitang iyong susunod na babasahin.

(Child moves finger from left to right)

___ Correct ___ Incorrect ___ No Response

Kapag natapos mo ang linyang binabasa, alin ang susunod mong

babasahin?

(Child moves finger to left-most word of second line) ___ Correct

___ Incorrect ___ No Response

Ituro mo ngayon ang panandang tuldok.

(Child moves finger to a period.)

___ Correct ___ Incorrect ___ No Response Ituro mo ang

salitang nagsisimula sa malaking titik.

(Child moves finger to a word that begins with a capital letter.)
___ Correct ___ Incorrect ___ No Response

TALAAN NG ISKOR
LEARNER'S GENDER ITEM 1 ITEM 2 ITEM 3 ITEM 4 ITEM 5
NAME
C I NR C I NR C I NR C I NR C I NR

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Component 2: Letter Name Knowledge

Name the letter of the FILIPINO alphabet that I am going to show
or point at.

NOTE:
Narito ang isang pahina na puno ng mga letra ng Alpabetong Filipino.
Pakisabi sa akin ang pangalan ng letra na kaya mong sabihin hindi ang tunog
ng mga letra kundi ang pangalan.
Halimbawa ang pangalan ng letra na ito [point to “a”] ay “A”

aVL

1. Magsanay tayo. Sabihin mo sa akin ang pangalan ng letra na ito [ituro ang
V]
[if correct] Magaling, ang pangalan ng letra na ito ay /vee/
[if incorrect] Ang pangalan ng letra na ito ay /vee/

2. Subukan natin ang isa pa. Sabihin mo sa akin ang pangalan ng letra na ito
[point to L]:
[if correct] Magaling, ang pangalan ng letra na ito ay /ELL/
[if incorrect] Ang pangalan ng letra na ito ay /ELL/
 3. Kapag sinabi kong “UMPISAHAN”, sabihin mo ang PANGALAN ng mga letra
sa abot ng iyong makakaya. Ako ay makikinig sa iyo. Naiintindihan mo
ba? Pakituro ang letra at sabihin ang PANGALAN nito SA TAGALOG. Handa
ka na ba? UMPISAHAN mo na.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

a n k T m s ng p e b (10)

L n a D y g i n f r (20)

u a j i o h u q o w (30)

c V t R M Z S E p D (40)

Y O l g B ñ F C N i (50)

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L A n m s G J i H a (60)

T d r U i n r k A p (70)

N s a I v M S Q n b (80)

a s ng O h g U I t L (90)

z p x L a d Y N K W (100
)

*Start the timer to count DOWN from 60 to 0 when a child reads the first letter. Follow along with
your pencil and clearly mark any incorrect letters with a slash (/). Count self-corrections as
correct. If you’ve already marked the self-corrected letter as incorrect, circle the letter and go
on. Stay quiet, except if the child hesitates for 3 seconds, then point to the next letter and say
“Please try the next one.” Mark the letter you provide to the child as incorrect. If the student
gives you the letter name, rather than the sound, provide the letter sound and say: [Please tell
me the NAME of the letter”]. This prompt may be given only once during the exercise. AFTER 60
SECONDS SAY, “stop.” Mark the final letter read with a bracket (])
Early Stop Rule. If you have marked as incorrect all of the answers on the first line with no
self-corrections, say “Thank you!” discontinue this exercise, check the box at the bottom, and go
on to the next exercise.

TALAAN NG ISKOR

Letter
s Correct Incorrect No Response

1. Mm

2. Ff

3. Bb

4. Pp

5. Ng

6. Ww

7. Ee

8. Ññ

9. Gg

10. Dd

Time remaining on stopwatch at completion (number of SECONDS): __________

Check the box if the exercise was discontinued because the child had no correct
answers in the first line.

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COMPONENT 3.A. LETTER SOUND KNOWLEDGE

 Here are the letters from the FILIPINO alphabet, please tell me
the sounds, not the names of the letters I will point at.

NOTE: Narito ang isang pahina na puno ng mga letra ng Alpabetong Filipino.
Sabihin mo sa akin ang tunog ng lahat ng mga letra na kaya mo. Inuulit ko
TUNOG at hindi PANGALAN.

oVL

Halimbawa ang tunog ng letra na ito [point to “o” ay /o/

1. Ngayon ay subukan mo ito, sabihin mo sa akin ang tunog ng letra na ito
[point to V]
a. [if correct] Magaling, ang tunog ng letra na ito ay /vee/
b. [if incorrect] Ang tunog ng letra na ito ay /vee/

2. Subukan natin ang isa pa. sabihin mo sa akin ang tunog ng letra na ito
[point to L]:
a. [if correct] Magaling, ang tunog ng letra na ito ay /l/
b. [if incorrect] Ang tunog ng letra na ito ay /l/

Kapag sinabi kong “UMPISAHAN”, sabihin mo ang TUNOG ng mga letra sa abot
ng iyong makakaya. Naiintindihan mo ba? Pakituro ang letra at sabihin ang
TUNOG nito SA TAGALOG.
Handa ka na ba? UMPISAHAN mo na.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

a n k T M s ng p e b (10)

L n a D Y g i n f r (20)

u a j I o h u q o w (30)

c V t R M Z S E p D (40)

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Y O l G B ñ F C N i (50)

L A n M s G J i H a (60)

T d r U i n r k A p (70)

N s a I v M S Q n b (80)

a s ng O h g U I t L (90)

z p x L a d Y N K W (100)

*Start the timer to count DOWN from 60 to 0 when a child reads the first letter. Follow along with
your pencil and clearly mark any incorrect letters with a slash (/). Count self-corrections as
correct. If you’ve already marked the self-corrected letter as incorrect, circle the letter and go
on. Stay quiet, except if the child hesitates for 3 seconds, then point to the next letter and say
“Please try the next one.” Mark the letter you provide to the child as incorrect. If the student
gives you the letter name, rather than the sound, provide the letter sound and say: [Please tell
me the SOUND of the letter”]. This prompt may be given only once during the exercise. AFTER 60
SECONDS SAY, “stop.” Mark the final letter read with a bracket (])
Early Stop Rule. If you have marked as incorrect all of the answers on the first line with no
self-corrections, say “Thank you!” discontinue this exercise, check the box at the bottom, and go
on to the next exercise.

TALAAN NG ISKOR
Letter Correct Incorrect No Response

1.
Mm

2. Ff

3. Bb

4. Pp

5. Ng

6. Ww

7. Ee
 8. Ññ

9. Gg

10.
Dd

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Time remaining on stopwatch at completion (number of SECONDS): __________

Check the box if the exercise was discontinued because the child had no correct
answers in the first line.

3.b. Beginning or First Letter Sound

Ngayon, simulan na natin ang mga gawain sa Tagalog.
May sasabihin akong mga salita. Pagkasabi ko ng salita, ibibigay mo ang
unang tunog nito. Halimbawa kapag sinabi ko ang salitang “mata,” sasabihin
mo “mmm”
1. Subukan mo ito. Ano ang unang tunog ng salitang “sako”?
(Kung tama ang sagot ng bata, sabihin): Magaling! Ang unang tunog ng
salitang “sako”? ay /sss/
(Kung hindi tama ang sagot niya, sabihin): Ang unang tunog ng sako ay
/sss? 2. Subukan mo naman ito. Ano ang unang tunog ng salitang “kahoy”?
(Kung tama ang sagot ng bata, sabihin): Magaling! Ang unang tunog ng
salitang “kahoy”? ay /k/
(Kung hindi tama ang sagot niya, sabihin): Ang unang tunog ng kahoy
ay /k/?

Naintindihan mo ba?

Pronounce each word twice. Allow 5 seconds for the child to respond. Use the grid
below to mark whether the child gave the correct sound, the incorrect sound, or if the
child didn’t say anything at all.

Ano ang unang tunog ng salitang “________”

 1. mapa /m/ o Correct o Incorrect No Response

2. sawa /s/ o Correct o Incorrect No Response

3. isa /i/ o Correct o Incorrect No Response

4. babae /b/ o Correct o Incorrect No Response

5. tatay /t/ o Correct o Incorrect No Response

6. gamut /g/ o Correct o Incorrect No Response

7. nanay /n/ o Correct o Incorrect No Response

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8. paso /p/ o Correct o Incorrect No Response

9. relo /r/ o Correct o Incorrect No Response

10. laso /l/ o Correct o Incorrect No Response

STOP IF THE CHILD FAILS TO ANSWER ALL FIRST 5 WORDS CORRECTLY. Otherwise, move on
to 6 through 10 above.

Component 4: Familiar Word Reading

Maraming salamat. Subukan naman natin ang sunod na pagsasanay.

Show the child the sheet of familiar words in the student stimuli booklet. Say:
Narito ang ilang mga salita. Basahin mo sa akin ang mga salita hanggang sa abot ng
iyong makakaya. Basahin mo ang mga salita at huwag mong babaybayin o i-spell ang
mga ito. Halimbawa, ang salitang ito ay “iba” [point to the word]

1. Ngayon subukan mo ito. Pakibasa ang salitang ito [point to the word “ate”]
-[If correct]: Magaling, ang salitang ito ay “ate.”
-[If incorrect]: Ang salitang ito ay “ate.”

2. Subukan mo pa ang isang ito. Pakibasa ang salitang ito [point to the word [“kasi”]
 -[If correct]: Magaling, ang salitang ito ay “kasi.”
-[If incorrect]: Ang salitang ito ay “kasi”

Kapag sinabi kong “UMPISAHAN”, basahin mo nang malakas ang mga salita.
Makikinig ako sa iyo. Pakituro ang bawat salita at basahin mo ito nang malakas.
Naiintindihan mo ba?

Start the timer when the child read the first word. Follow along with your pencil and clearly marl
any incorrect words with a slash (/). Count self-corrections as correct. If you’ve already marked
the self-corrected letters as incorrect, circle the letter and go on. Stay quiet, except when
providing answers as follows: If the child hesitates for 3 seconds, provide the word, point to the
next word and say, “Please go on.” Mark the word you provide to the child as incorrect.
AFTER 60 SECONDS, SAY “Hinto.” Mark the final word read with a bracket (]). Early stop
rule: If you have slashed/marked as incorrect all of the answers on the first line, say “Salamat!”,
discontinue the exercise, check the box at the bottom, and go on to the next exercise.

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akin ay oo kami sa [5]

sila Tayo bahay may nina [10]

ikaw Una mo bakit mula [15]

kami Pa dahil ako kung [20]

ninyo Ayaw siya at ni [25]

si Ng Ito sino iyan [30]

nila Mo Ba ilan saan [35]

atin Din Nila diyan sina [40]

tayo Ang Mga ko dito [45]

nang Pala Alin aba daw [50]

Time remaining on stopwatch at completion (number of SECONDS): __________

Check the box if the exercise was discontinued because the child had no correct
answers in the first line.

COMPONENT 5: INVENTED WORD DECODING

Place the student sheet in front of the child with the INVENTED WORDS
page and prepare the timer.

Narito ang ilang mga imbentong salita. Basahin mo sa akin ang mga ito sa abot ng
iyong makakaya. Basahin mo ang mga imbentong salita at huwag mong babaybayin
o i-spell ang mga ito. [Point to the word “ut”]. Halimbawa, ang imbentong salitang ito
ay “ut”
1. Ngayon subukan mo ito. Pakibasa ang salitang ito [point to the word “dil”]
-[If correct]: Magaling, ang salita ay “dil”
-[If incorrect]: Ang salita ay “dil”

2. Subukan mo pa ang isa. Pakibasa ang salitang ito [point to the “mab”]
-[If correct]: Magaling, ang salita ay “mab”
-[If incorrect]: Ang salita ay”mabl”

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Kapag sinabi kong “UMPISAHAN,” basahin mo nang malakas ang mga salita. Ako ay
makikinig sa iyo. Pakituro ang bawat salita at basahin mo ito nang malakas.
Naiintindihan mo ba?

Handa ka na ba? UMPISAHAN mo na.

Start the timer when the child read the first word. Follow along with your pencil and clearly mark
any incorrect words with a slash (/). Count self-corrections as correct. If you’ve already marked
the self-corrected letter as incorrect, circle the letter and go on. Consider the child’s option to
read words in the context of his first language. Stay quiet, when providing answers as follows: If
the child hesitates for 3 seconds, provide the word, point to the next word and say “Ituloy mo
lahat.” Mark the word you provide to the child as incorrect.
AFTER 60 SECONDS, SAY “Hinto.” Mark the final word read with a bracket (]). Early stop
rule: If you have slashed/marked as incorrect all of the answers on the first line, say “Salamat!”,
discontinue the exercise, check the box at the bottom, and go on to the next exercise.

al Unbo kod dila egi [5]

wak Tag lam awi ubik [10]

hab Kas dib eke hin [15]

yug Rok hol siw ngal [20]

laig Sod ug mos lek [25]

kom ital. gup ril tes [30]

lig Nawi kao hatuk bli [35]

bitka Suo geb elu wobi [40]

opno Ras ots epdi ayp [45]

mok Unka sik umu sanlo [50]

Time remaining on stopwatch at completion (number of SECONDS): __________

Check the box if the exercise was discontinued because the child had no correct
answers in the first line.

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COMPONENT 6a: ORAL PASSAGE READING

Narito ang isang kwento. Gusto kong basahin mo ito nang malakas,
mabilis, maingat at may pag-unawa. Kapag tapos ka na, tatanungin kita
tungkol sa iyong binasa. Naintindihan mo ba? Kapag sinabi kong
“Magsimula Ka”, basahin mo ang kwento nang buong husay. Makikinig
 ako sa iyo. Handa ka na ba? Magsimula ka na.

Start the timer when the child reads the first word. Follow along with your pencil and clearly mark
any incorrect words with a slash (/). Count self-corrections as correct. Stay quiet, unless the child
hesitates for 3 seconds, in which case provide the word and say “Sige, ituloy mo.” Mark the word
you provide to the child as incorrect.
After 60 seconds, say “Hinto.” Mark the final word with a bracket ()
Early stop rule: If the child gives no correct answers on the first line, say “Salamat”, discontinue this exercise,
check the box at the bottom of the page and go on to the next exercise.

Ako si Asa.

Sasama ako kay Mama.

Sasama kami ni Mama kay ama.

Sama sama kami nina ama at Mama.

Pupunta kami sa palengke,

Bibili kami ng gulay at karne.

Time remaining on stopwatch at completion (number of SECONDS): __________

Check the box if the exercise was discontinued because the child had no correct
answers in the first line.

COMPONENT 6b: READING COMPREHENSION

When 60 seconds are up or if the child finishes reading the passage in less than
60 seconds, ask the first questions below.
Give the child at most 10 seconds to answer each question, mark the child’s
response and move to the next questions.
Read the questions for each line up to the bracket showing where the child
stopped reading.
Ngayon, tatanungin kita tungkol sa iyong binasa. Subukan mong sagutin ang
mga tanong nang buong husay.

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Correct Incorrect No
Response

Sino ang bata sa kuwento?

Si Asa

Kanino sasama si Asa?

Sa kaniyang Mama.

Kanino sasama si Asa at ang

kaniyang Mama?
Kay ama

Saan pupunta sina Asa, kaniyang ama

at Mama?
Sa palengke

Ano ang kanilang bibilhin sa

palenke? Gulay at karne

COMPONENT 7: LISTENING COMPREHENSION

This is NOT a timed exercise and THERE IS NO STUDENT SHEET. Read the following
passage aloud to the child ONLY ONE TIME, slowly (about1 word per second).
Then allow 15 seconds for each question. Say,

Babasahan kita ng maikling kwento ng ISANG BESES. Makinig kang

mabuti at pagkatapos, sagutin ang mga tanong. Naiintindihan mo ba?

Bumili si nanay ng dalawang sisiw para kay Pido. Inalagaan niya itong
mabuti. Pinapatuka at nilalaro niya ang mga sisiw araw-araw. Lumaking
malulusog at matataba ang mga sisiw ni Pido. Dumami ang mga ito. Masayang
masaya si Pido. Marami na siyang alaga.
Sino ang bumili ng sisiw? [nanay] o Correct o Incorrect o No Response

Kanino binigay ni nana [Pido] o Correct o Incorrect o No Response

 yang mga sisiw?

Ilang sisiw ang binigay [dalawa] o Correct o Incorrect o No Response

ni nanay?

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Paano inalagaan ni [Pinapatuka at o Correct o Incorrect o No Response

Pido ang mga sisiw? nilalaro niya
ang mga
sisiw]

Bakit masaya si Pido? [dumami ang o Correct o Incorrect o No Response

kanyang alaga
o madami na
siyang alaga]

COMPONENT 8. DICTATION

Give the pupil a lined page and a pencil for writing. Place them in front of the
child. Then read the instructions below. Say,

May babasahin ako sa iyo na isang maikling pangungusap. Making kang

mabuti at pagatapos, isulat ang pangungusap sa papel na nasa iyong
harapan. Babasahin ito nang

Pabaha-bahagi upang maisulat mo kung ano ang iyong marinig.

Babasahin kong muli upang maiwasto ang iyong ginawa. Naunawaan
mo ba?

Sasama si Asa kay Mama

Read the following sentence aloud ONCE at about 1 word per second. Then give the
child a pencil, and repeat a SECOND time, read the words one by one. Wait 5 seconds
after each word, allowing the pupil to write.
Then repeat the sentence a THIRD time while the child is writing. Give the child up to 15
seconds to complete writing after the third reading.

Sasama (wait 5 seconds)

si (wait 5 seconds)

Asa (wait 5 seconds)

kay (wait 5 seconds)

Mama (wait 5 seconds)

Sasama si Asa kay Mama (wait 15 seconds)

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SCORING TEMPLATE

Evaluation Criteria Correct Incorrect No Response

Wrote “Sasama”

Wrote “si”
Wrote “Asa”

Wrote “kay”

Wrote “Mama”

Used spacing
between words (size
of spacing does not
matter

Use appropriate
direction of text (left to
tight)

Used capital letter for

the word “Sasama”

Used full stop (.) at the

end of sentence.