BATO INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Dolho, Bato, Leyte
BACHELOR OF ELEMENTARY EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
Module 5: – Multigrade
Classroom in the
Commu Lesson 9: Linking-Up
nity
I. Introduction/Background
In many situations, multigrade
Parent Involvement
Multigrade Classroom
in the
Parents can participate at school by
teachers, because of their training and
helping with functions and activities or
position, assume an important position in the
communicating with teachers. They can also
local community. This is the case, not only in
be involved at home in many ways, including
the eyes of the pupils, but also from the
guiding their children to manage homework
parents' perspective. Thus, the multigrade
and other commitments and engaging in
teacher is the critical link between the school
discussions about values and attitudes
and its community.
regarding education.
II. Learning Outcomes
Two important ways:
1. Identify the human resources in a
multigrade environment that
contribute to an effective teaching and 1. as parents of their own children
learning. and thus involved in their
2. Enumerate ways of gaining the individual child’s education.
support of the parents and the 2. as parents who are concerned
community in the multigrade about the multigrade classroom in
classroom. more ways.
3. Appreciate the importance of
community linking up in a multigrade Group Meetings with Parents
system.
III. Activity
Directions: Arrange the jumbled letters
to form the correct word.
1. ARPTENS - ___________
2. SERANLER - ___________ A parent–teacher conference, parent–
3. HTECRSAE - ___________ teacher interview, parent–teacher night or
4. IMUNTMCOY - ___________ parents' evening, is a short meeting or
5. INKLAGE - ___________ conference between the parents and
teachers of students to discuss a child's
IV. Analysis progress at school and find solutions to
academic or behavioral problems.
Based on your response… This is an effective way of making
initial contact and sustaining contact with
What/Who do think were the the parents as a group. Gathering them as
names/words that you’ve group by inviting them for a parents’
unlocked/guessed? meeting at least once a month will help
What are the roles that they play in MG strengthen a sense of community among
teaching? them.
This is a good opportunity to show
them the classroom and give them
V. Abstraction examples of how their children will be
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learning. The meetings with parents There are also community members who should
should be as informal and relaxed as be considered as important partners of the multigrade
possible, brief (not more than an hour if it teacher in providing for the needs of multigrade
is held in the afternoon) and focus. students.
Individual Parent-Teacher
Conferences If the multigrade teacher is
a resident of the
community, this is also
generally advantageous
because there will be less
rapport-building required.
Leaders of community
A teacher must be supportive as
organizations/barangay officials are vital
possible in discussing problems with parents,
in improving the MG School.
being careful not to use words or tone of voice
that will make them feel they are being
blamed. Rather a tone of concern and They can help the multigrade schools not
reassuring them that “We will work this out only through donations of materials
together” resources, but also facilitating the process
of finding necessary resources.
Parent as Classroom Volunteers
Parent volunteers provide valuable additional
support in the multigrade classroom. Having
parents come in during reading time or
mathematics time to assist individual children
who may need some help by reading a story
with the children or playing game with them Lesson 2: Importance of
will go along way in providing direct adult
support of the children. Multigrade
Classroom in the
Community
Appropriate activities for parent volunteers
would be: The importance of parent and
community involvement in the life of the
Reading a story to a small group of children. multigrade schools and the ways that the teacher
Playing a game with a small group of children can facilitate this involvement is a must.
in one of the learning centers Providing educational services to thinly
Helping prepare instructional materials e.g. populated areas and remote communities
cutting or pasting, gathering materials from Using limited but localized educational
the household or from the environment. resources.
Assist and cook food for the MG Learners Maintaining small barrio schools help to
during feeding. build and sustain the identity of the
Helping children and teachers in cleaning the community and the cultural life of the
school ground. people in the community.
The quality of relationship between the
Involving Community Members school and the community depends heavily
upon the ability of multigrade teacher and
administrators of the school’s system.
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Dolho, Bato, Leyte
BACHELOR OF ELEMENTARY EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
Greater interaction between MG schools Bureau of Learning Delivery, Teaching and
and communities can enhance educational Learning Division
outcomes. It also builds the role of MG All rights reserved.
schools as contributors to the vitality of First printed in August 2020
their local community.
Using “real world” examples drawn from
the community can strengthen the
multigrade curriculum, and the Prepared by:
involvement of learners in the community
can enhance their broader knowledge and ERMINA C. MILLOREN, MAEd
confidence. PRISCO A. PASCO, JR., DevEdD
In primary schools the aim is to have
appropriate interaction between the school
and community to leave students with
values of citizenship and
more basic integration into the curriculum.
Building such partnerships requires
visioning, strategic planning, creative
leadership and new multifaceted roles for
professionals who work in schools and
communities.
VI. Application
Self Reflection:
As a Community Development Worker,
how can I bridge involvement from the;
Parents...
Teachers…
Community…
VII. Test Your Understanding
1. What is/are teacher's role in the
community?
2. Why community involvement in MG
schools important, CITE one example
on how the school/community can be
of help with each other?
3. How can the community support
teachers? Cite another
example/situation.
VIII. References
LAC Resources Materials for MG
Teachers, 2020-2021, DepED
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