DM No. 064, s. 2025

1.The ARAL Program in Reading aims to provide timely,

responsive and effective support to learners who fall below the

expected reading proficiency levels, enabling them to catch up

with the grade level expectations set by DepEd. DepEd

recently provided an issuance in order to operationalize ARAL

-Reading for Key Stages 1-3 in accordance with RA No. 12028

and its IRR, and DO No. 018, s. 2025. What is this issuance?

•   A. DO No. 20, s. 2025

•   B. DM No. 56, s. 2025

•   C. DM No. 60, s. 2025

•   D. DM No. 64, s. 2025

2. ARAL-Reading addresses the urgent need to improve

reading proficiency among Grades 1-10 learners through

Instruction appropriate to a learner’s reading ability rather than

their age or grade level and  implementing lessons learned

from  the implementation of other program(s). Which of the

following is/are that/those said program(s)?

• A. Bawat Bata Makababasa Program

   

• B. Literacy Remediation Program

•   C. A or B

•   D. A and B

3. ARAL-Reading (Program) shall be implemented in phases

beginning School Year 2025-2026. When shall the Program

start for Grade 1?

• A. first quarter SY 2025-2026

•   B. second quarter SY 2025-2026

•   C. third quarter SY 2025-2026

•   D. fourth quarter SY 2025-2026

4. ARAL-Reading (Program) shall be implemented in phases

beginning School Year 2025-2026. When shall the Program

start for Grades 2 and 3?

•   A. first quarter SY 2025-2026

•   B. second quarter SY 2025-2026

•   C. third quarter SY 2025-2026

•   D. fourth quarter SY 2025-2026

5. ARAL-Reading (Program) shall be implemented in phases

beginning School Year 2025-2026. When shall the Program

start for Grades 4 to 10?

•   A. first quarter SY 2025-2026

•   B. second quarter SY 2025-2026

   

• C. third quarter SY 2025-2026

•   D. fourth quarter SY 2025-2026

6. The guidelines for ARAL-Reading in DepEd’s other education  systems are not included in DM No. 64, s. 2025 and shall be released in a separate issuance. Which among the following is waiting for the soon-to-be-released guidelines?

• A. Homeschooling Program

•   B. Open High School Program (OHSP)

•   C. Alternative Learning System (ALS)

•   D. To Be Announced (TBA)

7. For School Year 2025-2026 , ARAL-Reading shall prioritize

which learners in Key Stage 1?

  i. Low Emerging Learners

  ii. High Emerging Learners

  iii. Frustration Level Learners

  iv. Developing Learners

  v. Transitioning Learners

  vi. Instructional Learners

• A. i and ii 

•     B. iii and vi

• C. iv and v

•   D. i

8. For School Year 2025-2026, ARAL-Reading shall prioritize

which learners in Key Stages 2 and 3?

  i. Low Emerging Learners

  ii. High Emerging Learners

  iii. Frustration Level Learners

  iv. Developing Learners

  v. Transitioning Learners

  vi. Instructional Learners

• A. iii   

•   B. iii and vi

• C. iv and v

•   D. vi

9. In the implementation of the ARAL-Reading Program for

SY 2025-2026, when  shall BOSY Assessments be

administered?

•   A. within two (2) weeks up to three (3) weeks from the

    beginning of the School Year

•   B. within two (2) weeks up to one (1) month from the

    beginning of the School Year

•   C. within one (1) week up to three (3) weeks from the

    beginning of the School Year

   

• D. within one (1) weeks up to one (1) month from the

    beginning of the School Year

10. Which BOSY Assessment shall be administered to identify

those who will be included in ARAL-Reading in Grades 1 to 3?

• A. Comprehensive Rapid Literacy Assessment (CRLA)

   

• B. Philippine Informal Reading Inventory (Phil-IRI)

•   C. Early Language, Literacy, and Numeracy (ELLN)  Program

•   D. Literacy Remediation Program (LRP)