BLP

Basic Literacy Program

Bureau of Alternative Learning System Department of Education

ALS PROGRAMS
ALS

UCS ALS MIS IP Educ CLC BP-OSA ATP ALIVE in LAS RGI

ALS Mobile Lib ALS M & E Infed CBI BLP ALS PWD A&E FBLP

3 MAJOR PROGRAMS OF ALS

BLP

(Basic Literacy Program) A & E (Accreditation and Equivalency Test) BP-OSA Balik-Paaralan Para Sa Out-of-School Adults Program

WHAT IS THE BASIC LITERACY PROGRAM (BLP)?

The

Basic Literacy Program (BLP) is a program aimed at eradicating illiteracy among out-of-school children (OSC), out of school youth (OSY) and adults who cannot read and write.

GOALS OF THE BLP:

Reduce basic illiteracy and increase functional literacy Increase the economic productivity of beneficiaries; and Improve beneficiaries participation in the community where they live.

THE MOBILE LITERACY PROGRAM

an educational intervention program for out-ofschool youth and adults who live in remote barangays of the country it is in line with the concept of bringing education to where the learners are Mobile teachers goes to the barangay to conduct learning sessions until such time that the learners have become literate before going to another barangay.

GOALS OF MOBILE LITERACY

Make education accessible to OSYs and adults Raise the level of literacy in the target areas; and Improve the quality of life of individuals and families in remote and underserved communities

FUNDING:

Funds in the implementation of this program are sourced from the Bureau of Alternative Learning System (BALS), Local Government Unit and other stakeholders . Other stakeholders help the ALS Program implementation by providing materials such as modules and facilitators guide.

Figure 1 Graph Showing Basic Literacy Program Enrolment Calendar Year 2012

WHAT ARE THE BASIC LITERACY SKILLS THAT THE BLP ADDRESSES?

Ability

to read with comprehension Ability to compute and solve simple numeracy problems Ability to express ideas in writing and speaking in ones language

WHO ARE THE TARGET LEARNERS?

The

TARGET LEARNERS are the illiterate out-of-school children, youth and adults. 15 years old and above from the poorest segments of society to learn basic literacy skills.

THREE LEVELS OF LITERACY

Basic Literacy - Illiterate Level Elementary Level - Semi Literate Level (Transition to Self Learning Level) Secondary Level - Self Learning Level Capability

HOW ARE THE BLP LEARNERS CATEGORIZED?

Basic

reader Neo-literate reader Post literate reader

Basic Reader
Basic reading skills include language, concentration, visual processing skills, auditory processing, memory and reasoning. Each of these skills needs to be practiced and applied in order for a person to become a proficient reader.

neo literate is an individual who has completed a basic literacy training program and has demonstrated the ability and willingness to continue to learn on his or her own using the skills and knowledge attained without the direct guidance of a literacy teacher.

Post literacy is a concept used in continuing education and Adult education programs aimed at recently illiterate or "neoliterate" adults and communities. Post literacy programs provide skills which might otherwise be provided in Primary education settings.[1] Post literacy education aims to solidify literacy education, provide resources and media aimed at the newly literate, and also may create systems of non-formal education to serve communities. Projects include providing formal continuing education, providing written materials (the Literate environment) relevant to economic development to newly literate members of developing societies, and leveraging radio and other non-written media to increase access to educational material in informal settings.[2]

HOW DO LEARNERS ACCESS BLP?

Step 1: Recruitment

the Service Provider, Literacy Facilitator and Mobile Teacher, District ALS Coordinators will go to the target community (house-tohouse) to recruit learners
the recruited learners will undergo screening and placement test using the Functional Literacy Test (FLT)

Step 2: Screening and Placement

ENROLLMENT REQUIREMENTS
BIRTH CERTIFICATE - NSO OR, BRGY. CERTIFICATE INDICATE BIRTHDATE
OR, SSS/GSIS ID OR PASSPORT

2X2 PIC, 2PCS

NEU ALS ID, UNIFORM, NEU ALS FORMS

HOW DO LEARNERS ACCESS BLP?

Step 3: Enrolment @ learners who are qualified will be enrolled to BLP @ learners will prepare their Individual Learning Agreement (ILA)

WHAT ARE THE LEARNING RESOURCES USED BY BLP LEARNERS?

The following are the available learning resources for BLP learners:
21 modules for the basic reader stage 32 modules for the neo-literate stage 15 modules for the post literate stage 33 modules are in Braille

Each learning module is accompanied by a Facilitators Guide.

Languages used are: Tagalog, Ilocano, Pangasinense, Kapampangan, Bicolano, Hiligaynon, Cebuano,Waray, Maranao, Tausug, Maguindanaoan 33 modules are in Braille

WHAT IS BRAILLE?

NOUN: A system of writing and printing for (people who are blind) blind or visually impaired people, in which varied arrangements of raised dots representing letters and numerals are identified by touch. Braille is a technique for enabling (people who are blind) blind and visually-impaired people to read and write.

WHAT HAPPENS TO THE BLP COMPLETERS

enroll to A&E Program mainstream to formal school enter the world of work enroll to TESDA training