Development of a Thematic and Integrated Learning Unit for English IV

Abstract

The core of reading and language teaching is the learning and assessment activities. Without a carefully planned lesson, language teaching will not be successful.

This project aimed to contribute to holistic and integrated reading instruction through the preparation of prototype instructional and assessment materials in reading and language teaching for fourth-year high school. The literacy learning package developed in this project uses a thematic approach and intends to supplement the reading and language textbooks currently used in Bayugan National Comprehensive High School (BNCHS).

The validation of the literacy package was aimed at answering the following questions: 1) are the reading selections in the literacy package appropriate for fourth-year high school students, in terms of readability level, intersterility, relevance, and value? 2) Are the learning and assessment activities in the learning package effective, as perceived by teachers’ evaluators? Specifically: Do they clearly support the unit theme, goals, and objectives? Do they develop the strategic and metacognitive reading skills of students? Do they provide for diverse learning styles?