MATATAG Curriculum Filipino CG Grade 4 & 7

The K to 12 Curriculum aims to cultivate proficient Filipino individuals equipped with practical literacy skills essential for daily life, preparing them to compete globally and thrive in the future. Filipino education focuses on enhancing literacy, communication abilities, critical comprehension of diverse texts, and the creation of multimodal content, emphasizing the value of Filipino and other local languages within the nation's culture and texts. These components serve as pathways for acquiring 21st-century skills crucial for effective citizenship on both national and global scales.

Achieving these objectives requires the Filipino curriculum to evolve in response to current trends. This entails carefully formulating and evaluating standards, competencies, and lessons tailored to meet the needs of millennial learners and the instructional capacities of educators. Attention is not only directed at curriculum guidelines but also at enhancing learning tools for students and teachers, supported by a revised curriculum framework shaped by contributions from government bodies, social agencies, the public and private sectors, local governance, media, households, and other societal stakeholders.

At the core of the updated Filipino curriculum lie the Key Concepts – Literacy, Language, and Texts (LWT), which establish a fundamental framework for teaching Filipino that supports comprehensive student learning. This framework serves as a rich knowledge base facilitating learning across various disciplines, promoting essential literacy skills, and fostering the development of macro skills such as listening, speaking, reading, writing, and viewing. It also empowers students to communicate confidently and effectively in diverse situations using their own language (whether first or second), identity, and cultural background.

The development of the Filipino curriculum is rooted in the educational needs of students regarding language, text, and technology usage. It addresses local, national, and global societal needs, while emphasizing competencies and foundational knowledge in language acquisition and textual analysis. The curriculum draws upon philosophical theories in education, educational legislation, language policies, and indigenous Filipino theories, integrating Western perspectives to achieve an authentically patriotic educational framework.