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The C.O.R.E. ManualThe Cornerstone Team Organizing, Resource and Evaluation Manual

The Elementary Reading Tutorial led by SFC

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Table of Contents

I. Cornerstone: The CFC Partnership Project for Education

II. Organizing the Tutorial Team

III. ResourcesA. Empowering Manpower Services

Volunteers Trainingo Cornerstone Orientationo ROCK Trainingo Reading Tutorial Training

B. Making good use of Material resources Conduct and Implementation of the Reading Tutorial

Program and Values Formationo Cornerstone Launcho Dolch Testo Kids Values Formation

Volunteer’s Pastoral Formation Toolo Member’s track Stage 1 Formation

Christian Character Weekend Manual

IV. Evaluation and Assessment Cornerstone Volunteers Reporting Cornerstone Tutorial Program Monitoring Form Cornerstone Monthly Activity Report Cornerstone Personal Evaluation Form Volunteer Weekly Evaluation

V. ANNEXA. KFC ROCK WEEKEND MANUALB. Cornerstone Orientation Powerpoint PresentationC. OVERVIEW OF LITERACY and Kids Values Formation PROGRAM FOR

GRADE 2 – 3 STUDENTS D. Volunteer TUTORS MONITORING FORM E. Volunteer ACTIVITY REPORT TEMPLATEF. Volunteer MID – YEAR Personal EVALUATIONG. Volunteer MID – YEAR Group EVALUATIONH. Volunteer Weekly EvaluationI. DOLCH Test Result TemplateJ. Documentation ( Written, Photos, Video)

a. Tutorial sessionsb. Orientation, Brigada Escuela, Christmas Party, Moving Up Day

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Introduction

“The stone that the builders rejected has become the Cornerstone; by the Lord has this has been done, and it is wonderful in our eyes” – Mark 12: 10-11

Cornerstone or commonly referred to as the “foundation-stone” is more popular among the architects and the engineers. In building houses or any infrastructure it is the foundation-stone that should be the strongest and the sturdiest. If the foundation is not solid enough to carry the entire infrastructure it will breakdown and not serve its purpose.

In the family, Education and Values Formation are some of our most important foundation. Every parent works hard to send their child to school. Every parent doestheir best to teach their child the values they need to become a better person.

In our present time, not all families or parents have seen this as their priorities due to different factors that we could not solely blame on them or to anyone. Our call is to work on our vision – “families in the holy spirit, renewing the face of the earth” and do our mission – “building the church of the home and building the church poor”. The poor we are referring to are not only those who are financially poor, but those who needs our attention, care and love, those who needs to know and to have Christ in their lives.

This Manual aims to guide you and help you in knowing more about the Elementary Reading Tutorial, an SFC led Program of Cornerstone. It will also help you how to Organize your teams, maximize the manpower services, explain the different material Resources to help us to conduct the sessions, and Evaluate our Tutorial Sessions and program.

As we journey while serving our Great God, may we all be living witnesses as we help the elementary students to read, write, and be good children of God, the youth to become Christ like leaders, the parents to be Christian-formators, and our community to be a Christ-centered community. May we always be reminded that all of us are called tolove and live like Christ – our Cornerstone.

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I. What is CORNERSTONE?

Cornerstone is one of the education programs under Building the Church of the Poor (BCOP) of Couples for Christ (CFC) and CFC ANCOP. It has 2 levels, one for Elementary and another one for High School. The Elementary Program aims to reach out to children who are slow readers in elementary public schools and help them to gain confidence through Reading Tutorials and Values Formation. The High School Program aims to reach out to High School leaders through Christian leadership and Values Formation. Family support is provided through the Parenting Formation. The Cornerstone Program is consistent with the core mission of CFC to bring Christ’s transforming love to families and the poor.

The very name Cornerstone refers to Christ Himself (Mark 12: 10-11)

The Ateneo Center for Educational Development (ACED) is the main partner educational institution of CFC whose main goal is to help the Department of Education in upgrading the public school education nationwide through principal and teacher empowerment programs and other school related services. The partnership started as a pilot program in 10 Elementary and 5 High Schools in Metro Manila for SY 2011-2012. (To read more about the ACED Background see Cornerstone Organizing Manual)

The Cornerstone Program is a CFC and Family Ministry gateway Evangelization strategy through the public schools; a tool for pastoral formation for our members especially in the area of growing in Christian character and love of neighbor especially the poor; and a Church of the Poor program in Education working closely with CFC ANCOP for provision of school support, scholarships, medical, dental and other social services.

As a partnership for education program, CFC engages other partners who work towards the same mission of providing complementary services to public schools through: empowerment programs for teachers and principals, provision of school supplies for children, tutorials, scholarships, preventive dental and health programs, feeding (such as Jolibee Busog Lusog Talino (BLT) Program, Ateneo Blueplate for Better Learning) and improvement of some school facilities through Brigada Eskwela and “School Build” as needed.

Gateway to Evangelization

The public schools provide a geographic focus for service and evangelization in CFC areas since students and their families live in the community around the schools and can easily be served by the CFC Cluster in the area.

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The relationships and partnerships in the school provide a wide reach for CFC and its Family Ministries to invite the principals, teachers, partners and parents to CLPs and children and youth to camps. Those who are invited to join can easily be integrated in the chapters near the school.

Convergence Strategy

Cornerstone is a convergence strategy of CFC that engages all its ministries to make our faith alive by contributing towards the singular mission of building the church of the home and the church of the poor. The program fosters integrated planning of the whole CFC community at the level of the area (MM Sector or Province) and the Cluster/Chapter to further evangelization and pastoral formation work as it pursues its mission to bring about social transformation through education. The school can help provide CFC ANCOP CSP with a strategic focus in the delivery of programs and immersion of partners.

The decision to open a Cornerstone School is based on an evaluation of the readiness of CFC and its Family Ministries to provide volunteers who will undergo training and commit their time to a regular schedule for the CFC Cornerstone components namely: Elementary reading tutorial and values formation, Christian leadership formation for High School and Parenting Formation for both elementary and High School. This entails an integrated planning among CFC and its Ministries to evaluate volunteer and financial support requirements.

CORNERSTONE IS A FULLY INTEGRATED PROGRAM IMPLEMENTED BY THE TERRITORIAL GOVERNANCE OF CFC WITH FAMILY MINISTRY SUPPORT. It means that Program Coordinators assigned to schools are Coordinators from mainstream CFC, KFC, YFC, SFC, HOLD and specific programs are downloaded to them by CFC and the specific ministry that is leading the program. The Cornerstone Core Team’s relationship with the territorial structure are in the areas of consultancy, program development and production of training manuals, trainings, assistance in strategic planning, and monitoring and evaluation.

II. ORGANIZING THE TUTORIAL TEAM

A. The Elementary Reading Tutorial is an SFC led Program Cornerstone provides a venue for the SFC volunteers to serve and

express their love for children through the reading tutorial of slow readers in Grades 2 and 3, and providing the kids values formation by undergoing the KFC ROCK program. (See annex A)

The service allows them to grow in commitment and discipline and becomes a tool for spiritual deepening and a good training for future

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parenthood. It is also an evangelistic tool as they can invite non SFC friends to join the tutorial and later on invite them to SFC.

CFC and other ministries may also get involved by joining the SFC teams in the schools at the level of their province, sector or cluster as the case may be.

The volunteers have to undergo tutorial training before they can provide the service to the children.

Each Elementary Tutorial and Values Formation for 30 children requires at least 15 volunteers.

SFC Tutorial Team Leader/school: 1Ideal Ratio of Teacher to tutees 1: 3 (minimum of 10 regular tutors per session)Rock Facilitators: 4 (minimum)Total Volunteer Requirement: at least 15 committed volunteers per weekly session1

The CFC Cornerstone School Coordinator provides oversight and support for the needs of the tutorial team

III. RESOURCES: Manpower and Materials

A. Empowering Manpower Services

VOLUNTEERS TRAINING

1. Orientation on the Cornerstone Tutorial Program

Background – Why there are non/poor readers

The reading ability of a big percentage of our student population in the Philippines continues to be a serious concern. Statistics report that the number of non–readers in schools as well as the performance of students in the National Achievement Test are quite depressing. The need for elementary schools to classify the children as first readers, second readers and third readers or as children with difficulties in reading, word readers and phrase readers is an indicationthat there is a problem.

At the start of each school year, the Department of Education runs the Philippine Informal Reading Inventory or the Phil – IRI exam for Grades 2 to 6, which intend to provide information on the reading proficiency of students and serve as a basis for appropriate interventions.

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Each year, this test reports hundreds of students from Grades 2 to 6 to be non readers/ poor readers.

DOLCH Sight Vocabulary Test

In order to assess the reading proficiency of students at our partner schools, ACED through our Cornerstone volunteers conduct the DOLCH Sight Vocabulary Test, established by Dr. Edward William Dolch. This is an inventory of 220 high frequency words which students are asked to read out loud. Credit is given for each word that is recognized and the score the students receive will indicate their reading proficiency level

Pre-primer (PP) 0 - 75

Primer (P) 76 - 120

1st Reader (1R) 121 - 170

2nd Reader (2R) 171 - 210

3rd Reader (3R) 211 - above

1. Goal of Tutorial

Provide children with basic foundations for reading with the assistance of teachers/tutors; Help young children read and understand simple words and sentences; Bring students to a level where they can begin to read on theirown; Reduce the number of non-readers and poor readers in Cornerstone Partner Schools;

2. Target Audience

Grades 2 and 3 students from Cornerstone Partner School

The ideal ratio of tutors to Grade 2 – 3 Students is 1:3 to 1:5 (max). We will request 10 SFC Volunteers and 30 non readers from each of the participating elementary schools. Based on the result of the DOLCH test, the schools will identify the 30 students who will undergo the program. The Cornerstone team will identify the level after the Dolch Test.

3. Schedule

Basic Saturday Program

9:00 am – 11:00 am Literacy Tutorial

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11:00 am – 12:00 am Values formation program for Grades 2 and 3

4. Coverage of Reading Program and General Approach of the 2 guides

a. The materials that will be used are :

(1) Guide for Helping Children Read Part 1 and 2;

Guide for Helping Children Read Part 1

Aims to provide children with the basic foundations for reading with the assistance of teachers or tutors

This guide contains 30 detailed plans for lessons that aim to bring children to a level where they can begin to read on their own

This includes a CD containing 122 pages of worksheets as support to all the topics

Guide for Helping Children Read Part 2

Aims to help young children read and understand simple words and sentences with the assistance of teachers or tutors.

This guide contains 39 detailed plans for reading and discussing the stories in “Ready, Get Set, Read!”.

“Ready, Get Set, Read!” has been reproduced as a Big Book so that it may be used effectively in situations where it is not possible for the children to have their own copy of the book..

• Guidelines for the use of the Materials

– A number of lessons require a set of prepared materials like flash cards and other forms of visual aid. It is important that the tutor prepares these ahead of time to help ensure the effective delivery of the lesson.

– The tutor must follow the plan for each lesson as faithfully as possible, especially the lesson proper.

• The goal of the motivational activity is to “motivate” the students to look forward to the lesson

• The goal of the lesson proper is to impart to the students the necessary content and develop in them the necessary skills. Exercises or drills are

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included in this part and it is important that the students go through the exercises successfully

• The goal of the closing activity is to emphasizewhat should have been learned during the session and to summarize the lesson for the day

– For the Guide for Helping Children Read Part 2: when discussing the story with the students through the guide questions, the tutor must make sure that the students understand the words and the sentences very well

– The provision for homework is an important component of the program and is aimed at reinforcing what the students have learned in the session. When assigning the homework for the next meeting day, the tutor should make sure that the task is well understood by the students. The tutor should, therefore, walk the students through the assigned task.

At the start of the next meeting, the tutor should spend time going over the homework with the students to make sure that the lesson has been understood correctly and clearly.

• The tutor should always keep in mind that the reading skills of the students who are attending the program are not yet well developed. Hence, the tutor must:

• Always speak slowly and clearly

• Patiently repeat things as often as necessary

• Effort is very important. The tutor must always emphasize to the students the value of diligence and hard work. The tutor should be conscious about commending the students for working hard and congratulating them for accomplishments brought about by effort on their part.

Sample Demo Lesson

Book 1 Lesson No. 9: Beginning Letters S, M, F

Objectives

1. Recognize the letters Ss, Mm, and Ff and their sounds

2. Name objects beginning with the letters Ss, Mm, and Ff

3. Read aloud words beginning with the letters Ss, Mm, and Ff

Book 2 Lesson No. 9: Beginning Letters S, M, F

Objectives

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At the end of the lesson, the students must be able to:

1. Read aloud the story, “It is Fun to Jog” with emphasis on the words under the reading list

2. Answer the guide questions about the story correctly

B. Making good use of Material Resources

CORNERSTONE LAUNCH

1. Team Leader’s Orientation – last week of July

2. Conduct the Cornerstone Orientation

Orientation should be conducted by August (ideally first week of August) to give ample time for the school to prepare and settle as the school starts by June .

(REFER TO THE CORNERSTONE POWERPOINT FOR THE ORIENTATION)CORNERSTONE ORIENTATION DAY see Annex BDate:Participating Schools

GENERAL SCHEDULETIME ACTIVITY POINT PERSON

9:00 – 9:30Registration School Personnel

Cornerstone Volunteers9:30 – 9:35 National Anthem SFC volunteer9:35 – 9:40 Opening Prayer KFC Coordinator9:40 – 9:45 Welcoming of Guests and Participants/ Opening Remarks School Principal9:45 – 10:00 Group Dynamics/ Energizer SFC Team Leader

10:00 – 10:30Overview of ACED & CORNERSTONE ACED video

CFC Cornerstone School Coordinator

10:30 – 10:40 Presentation of Calendar SFC Team Leader

10:40 – 11:00

Open Forum CFC Panel ( CFC/KFC/SFC)SFC CC pr Team Leader to moderate

11:00 – 12:00

Break out Session Group 1: Grade 2 and 3 Students Group 2: Parents and Teachers of Grade 2 and 3 students

Gr 1:SFC/KFC CC VolunteersGr 2: KFC CC/CFC Volunteers

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GROUP DYNAMICS/ENERGIZER Ice breaker options: Simon says. This can be processed to talk about the importance of following instructions in relation to the learning process of their children and the support of the family.

SIMON SAYS ACTIVITYThe goal of the game is for all the participants to listen to the instructions carefully

Mechanics:1. The game facilitator will ask everyone to follow the action that will be given whenever

they hear the phrase SIMON SAYS (e.g. SIMON SAYS sit down, all the participants should sit down), if the facilitator didn’t say the phrase they should not do the action

2. If they committed a mistake they will automatically be out of the game3. As soon as everybody understands the instruction, the game can start4. The game facilitator will start with the game (SIMON SAYS stand up, SIMON SAYS

sit down, Stand up, Jump, SIMON SAYS walk around the room, Stop)5. All the participants who made a mistake will be out of the game6. The game will end until there is only one participant left

OVERVIEW OF LITERACY and Kids Values Formation PROGRAM FOR GRADE 2 –3 STUDENTS

SEE ANNEX C

A. Overview of CORNERSTONE Tutorial

1. Cornerstone started as a partnership among the public school, Ateneo Center of Educational Development (ACED) and Couples for Christ (CFC)2. Cornerstone aims to help children in Grades 2 and 3 to read so they will do better in school3. This is a 32 week program (every Saturday) reading tutorial to be conducted by CFC Singles For Christ volunteers. This will be from 9am-to 12 noon.4. This program started in 10 schools in MM on August 2011. It is important to work together to share it with more schools in the future. The support of the parents is very important to make this work.5. Snacks will be served to the children during the tutorial period.6. There will be kids’ values formation activities to help the children to be good in school and at home. The Kids values formation activities will be assisted by the CFC Kids for Christ ROCK facilitators.7. There will also be a once a month values formation session with the parents and updates on how the children are doing to help them to support the effort of their children to be good in school and at home. All Parents of children in the tutorial program are expected to attend this session.

B. The Kids Values Formation Activities will foster:

1. Fun It is fun. Activities are enjoyable and they stimulate the child’s creativity, perception, and sensitivity.

2. Will build Friendship

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It is built on friendship. Activities encourage the members to build strong friendships with other kids. (Cite an example)

3. Will enhance Faith & Freedom It enhances faith. Activities are geared towards their relationship with God. Christian faith elements are explained in kids’ language. They will also have the freedom to share what they know and speak of what they feel.

C. Philosophy of CFC KFC and Cornerstone students

“Children are a real gift from the Lord. They are a real blessing.” - Psalm 127:3

CFC Kids for Christ believes that… 1. Children have a special place in God’s heart.2. Children can grow in their love and trust for God through meaningful relationship with parents and peers.3. Children need a healthy concept of themselves, which may be enhanced by their parents acting as primary role models 4. Children’s God-given talents need to be recognized and nurtured in a healthy Christian environment that is fun-loving and life giving.

PRESENTATION OF THE CALENDAR

SAMPLE SCHEDULE

DATE TUTORIAL SESSION AND VALUES FORMATION SESSIONJULY

3RD WEEK Initial Session: Meet and Greet: Getting to Know you4TH WEEK 1st Session: Diagnostic Testing: Introduction to Values Formation (KFC 4F

appreciation) VideosAUGUST1st WEEK 2nd Session: God Loves Me and He Wants Me To Be Happy (KE)2ND WEEK 3rd Session: Be Like Abraham (KE)3RD WEEK 4th Session: World’s Most Honored Dad (FE)4TH WEEK Reading Tutorial Day

SEPTEMBER1st WEEK 5th Session: Loving Your Parents (FE)2ND WEEK 6th Session: Loving, Learning (FE)3RD WEEK 7th Session: The Hero inside of Me (SR)4TH WEEK Reading Tutorial DayOCTOBER1st WEEK 8th Session: The Hero Nurtures the Environment (SR)2ND WEEK 9th Session: Talking to Mama Mary (FE) (Rosary Month)3RD WEEK 10th Session: Being Grateful (KE)4TH WEEK Reading Tutorial Day

NOVEMBER1st WEEK 11th Session: A Hero is healthy and strong (SR)2ND WEEK 12th Session: The Dishonest Boy (FE)3RD WEEK 13th Session: Prayer Power (KE)4TH WEEK Reading Tutorial Day

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DECEMBER1st WEEK 14th Session: Build Them Up (KE)2ND WEEK 15th Session: Family Christmas Party (FE)3RD WEEK Dep Ed Christmas partyJANUARY1st WEEK 16th Session: The Giving Me2ND WEEK 17th Session: Time3RD WEEK 18th Session: Authority4TH WEEK Reading Tutorial Day

FEBRUARY1st WEEK 19th Session: Jesus will show me how to love God2ND WEEK 20th Session: God will always forgive me because He loves me3RD WEEK No session: SFC International Conference4TH WEEK 21st Session: Kids Camp TalkMARCH

1st WEEK 22nd Session: Kids Camp Talk2ND WEEK Reading Tutorial Day3RD WEEK 23rd Session: Diagnostic Test; Kids Camp Talk4TH WEEK 24th Session: Kids Camp Talk

ORIENTATION SESSION

SESSION FOR CHILDREN

FACILITATOR: KFC Couple Coordinators / KFC R.O.C.K volunteers

OBJECTIVES: 1. To help the children to get to know each other as well as to get to know the tutors and

warm up to each other2. To explain to the children that there will be a regular Saturday activity to help them to

read and to have fun activities to help them become Excellent in school and at home.

PROGRAM SCHEDULEOpening PrayerActivity: Search for the StarRecapClosing Prayer

OPENING PRAYER Dear Father, Please bless our day and our time together….. Getting to know fun activities ACTIVITY: SEARCH FOR THE STARMaterials: Cut out of 40 stars in 10 different colors *4 stars should be of the same color *1 for each child and 1 for each tutor *10 tutors should join

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Cut 30 stars made of paper of 10 different colors *make sure there will be 3 stars same color *there will be 3 kids & 1 facilitator per group

Mechanics:1. The KFC Facilitator will introduce the activity and begin by teaching or helping remind

the children to sing (Twinkle, twinkle little star) with action2. Give 1 star to each child and tell them to hide it first. Each tutor should also have a star

corresponding to the color of each group.3. When everyone has a star already, ask the children to find others with the star of the

same color. Tutor will also do the same and help the children if they have difficulty understanding the instructions.

4. After kids and tutor find their matches, the tutor will lead the children to introduce themselves to each other. Tutor should introduce self first. Tell them to say their name and their favorite color and how many brothers and sisters they have. What number (position) are they in the family?

5. After everybody in the group, including the facilitators, have introduced themselves, the group and the tutor/facilitator will move and join with another group and introduce themselves to the other group.

6. Repeat the procedure until all the groups have met each other.7. Encourage the children to speak and share by clapping or saying very good or other

encouraging words.8. To end the activity, Sing the same song as the start.

RECAP1. Ask the children if they enjoyed the activity2. Encourage them to come back every Saturday to learn, sing more songs, etc. 3. Explain simply what to expect next Saturday

(DOLCH Test will be given by the SFC tutor in – charge)4. There will also be fun activities while they are waiting. 5. Tell children what to expect and what they should bring for the next week if ever6. Tell them what time they should arrive

CLOSING PRAYERDear Father,We thank you for the people, who visited us today,for the games, the songs and the learning that we gainMay you bless us as we go homeallow us to go back next Saturday for us to learn more about you Amen.

Sing the song Twinkle, twinkle little star

Twinkle, twinkle little starHow I wonder what you areUp above the world so highLike a diamond in the skyTwinkle, twinkle little starHow I wonder what you are

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SESSION FOR PARENTS

FACILITATOR: KFC Cluster/ Chapter Coordinator / KFC Parent / CFC

OBJECTIVES:1. To get to know the parents of the children and their thoughts about the condition of their

children.2. To introduce Kids Cornerstone to them and get buy in to encourage their children to

attend the tutorial and for them to attend the monthly parents’ values formation program.

INSERT The Parenting Title from EMMS

PROGRAM SCHEDULE ( 60 MINUTES )Opening PrayerGroup Dynamics/EnergizerPep Talk Closing Prayer

OPENING PRAYER

GROUP DYNAMICS/ENERGIZER Ice breaker options: Simon says. This can be processed to talk about the importance of following instructions in relation to the learning process of their children and the support of the family.

SIMON SAYS ACTIVITYThe goal of the game is for all the participants to listen to the instructions carefully

Mechanics:1. The game facilitator will ask everyone to follow the action that will be given whenever

they hear the phrase SIMON SAYS (e.g. SIMON SAYS sit down, all the participants should sit down), if the facilitator didn’t say the phrase they should not do the action

2. If they committed a mistake they will automatically be out of the game3. As soon as everybody understands the instruction, the game can start4. The game facilitator will start with the game (SIMON SAYS stand up, SIMON SAYS

sit down, Stand up, Jump, SIMON SAYS walk around the room, Stop)5. All the participants who made a mistake will be out of the game6. The game will end until there is only one participant left

PEP TALKIt is encouraged to give the session in Filipino or local dialect to deliver and relate well

with the parents

INTRODUCTION Ask each parent to introduce by giving their name, how many children they have, what they do, and what do they want their children to learn.

After the introduction allow them to share their insights on the group dynamics/energizer (give room for 3 sharers) then proceed to the importance of their role in this program.

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We say that parents play a big role in molding their children to be good and to be the best that they can be. In this program our children will need our support as they start a new journey. We as parents have to understand what our children will go through and are going through, as well as help us to support our children. As our children learn and go through tutorial and values formation we will also go through parent’s values formation to deepen our knowledge and be guided as we journey with our children.

What support does the program will need from us, parents?

1. We have to encourage and prepare our children to attend the weekly Saturday tutorial - We can help them do their assignments - We can feed them before going to school - We can remind our children that they will learn a lot of things from the tutorial - We can pray with them before going to school

2. Follow up the progress of their children - We can ask our children of how the session went - We can ask them what they have learned (new words, songs, stories, etc) - We can also ask the tutors on the progress of our children

3. Attend the once a month meeting and parent values formation. This will coincide with 1 Saturday of the month and will be from 9-11am.

CLOSING PRAYER

NOTE: The Kids Values Formation and Parenting Programs may be given without the tutorial for Jollibee Busog Lusog Talino Partner Schools or other Partners. These will also be considered as Cornerstone Schools. However, the CFC/SFC area should strive to bring the tutorial to the school.

In such instances, the Cornerstone team of the area should coordinate with Cornerstone National Core Team for the process of proper coordination with Jollibee and the concerned partner school.

HOW TO ADMINISTER DOLCH SIGHT VOCABULARY TEST

1. WHAT IS THE DOLCH SIGHT VOCABULARY TEST The Dolch Sight Vocabulary Test is a list of 220 words that appear frequently in written English. By learning this list, students will gain a good foundation for developing their reading skills (Source: englishbanana.com).

2. MATERIALS NEEDED

a. Dolch Inventory of Words b. Dolch Test Record Sheet c. Pencil d. Timer or wrist watch

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e. Two (2) chairs with arm rests/desks f. Conducive environment – quiet, well lit and well ventilated

3. MECHANICS

a. There should be two copies of the DOLCH Sight List per class – one for the Tutor and the other copy for the pupil. The Tutor uses a Class Record Sheet to log the pupils’ scores (see sample). b. The Tutor who conducts the test should not be the adviser or moderator of the class. c. Test the pupils individually. Don’t let the others hear what he is reading. d. Each pupil is told to say the words he knows/recognizes. Move from top to bottom on each column. e. Please note that each pupil can only read from the list for 20 MINUTES. Time starts only after the pupil affirms that he understands all the instructions of the tutor. f. The Tutor tallies the number of correct responses of each pupil in the Class List. Add comments on the side whenever possible, such as “He makes much of his phonics” or “He goes very slowly.”

4. CRITERIA

a. FOR CREDIT - If the pupil can pronounce the word at sight. - If he corrects himself immediately after miscalling in and then

pronounces it correctly.

b. FOR NO CREDIT - If he miscalls the word then after reading another word correctly, he comes back and reads the previous word correctly. - If he miscalls the word and makes trials before getting the correct one. - If it takes him more than 15 seconds to call the word.

5. SCORING

a. To get the pupil’s score, count the number of correct responses and record in the Class List. Find out each pupil’s grade level (See Grading Table below). b. To get the class average, add all individual scores then divide by the number of pupils.

Grading the DOLCH Sight Vocabulary Test Word Recognition Accuracy

LEVEL SCOREPRE PRIMER 0 – 75 PRIMER 76 – 120 1ST READER 121 – 170 2ND READER 171 – 210 3RD READER 211 – ABOVE

IV. EVALUATION AND ASSESSMENT

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Evaluation involves using information you have collected to answer questions about how well the volunteer program is doing, to identify any gaps and improvements you can make and to demonstrate your outcomes (the difference that involving volunteers makes). It will involve analysis of monitoring information (quantitative or "hard" data ) and any feedback, case studies, volunteer experiences etc (qualitative or "soft" data).1

A. CORNERSTONE VOLUNTEERS REPORTING

Why monitor and evaluate a volunteer programme?

To measure to what extent you are meeting any specific aims of your volunteer program

To determine the quality of the volunteers' experience within your organization To demonstrate the impact that volunteers have on your organization, both in

terms of their contribution and their economic value To identify areas in your volunteer program that may need improvement Funders may require you to monitor and evaluate your volunteer program

Monitoring is the process for collecting the facts and figures related to your volunteer program. This will include such things as

Numbers of volunteers Demographic information (age, ethnicity etc) Records showing how often and for how long people volunteer The type of work that volunteers do The economic value of volunteer's contributions The costs of involving volunteers

Monitoring information can be used as evidence in your outputs (the things you do and the services you provide) especially in evaluating volunteers’ spiritual growth and deepening of their Christian Character.

how often? WEEKLYshould be done by the VOLUNTEERSto whom will they submit ? TO THEIR TEAM LEADER

A. Volunteer TUTORS MONITORING FORM Annex DB. Volunteer ACTIVITY REPORT TEMPLATE Annex EC. Volunteer MID – YEAR Personal Evaluation Annex FD. Cornerstone Group Evaluation Annex GE. Volunteer Weekly Evaluation Annex H

1 http://www.bh-impetus.org/volunteeringgoodpractice/content/monitoring-and-evaluating-your-volunteer-programme

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ANNEXES

A. KFC ROCK WEEKEND MANUALB. Cornerstone Orientation Powerpoint PresentationC. OVERVIEW OF LITERACY and Kids Values Formation PROGRAM FOR

GRADE 2 – 3 STUDENTS D. Volunteer TUTORS MONITORING FORM E. Volunteer ACTIVITY REPORT TEMPLATEF. Volunteer MID – YEAR Personal EVALUATIONG. Volunteer MID – YEAR Group EVALUATIONH. Volunteer Weekly EvaluationI. DOLCH Test Result TemplateJ. Documentation ( Written, Photos, Video)

c. Tutorial sessionsd. Orientation, Brigada Escuela, Christmas Party, Moving Up Day

K. Cornerstone Elementary School Program Administration

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ANNEX D. CORNERSTONE TUTORIAL PROGRAM Monitoring Form for VolunteersSector: _____________ Name of School:______________________________________Team Leader: ______________________________________ List of Volunteers:

Month: AUGUST

NAME CONTACT DETAILS(cell phone no./email address)

Aug1st

week

Aug2nd

week

Aug3rd

week

Aug4th

week

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ANNEX E. CORNERSTONE MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORTSECTOR: DATE:NAME:

NAME OF SCHOOL ATTENDEES (NO. OF PAX)STUDENTS SFC

TUTORSYFC

ROCKKFCCC

CFC TEACHERS

e.g. Doña Juana ES 30 10 4 2 6 2

NAME OF SCHOOL OBSERVATIONS/CONCERNS/

ACTIONS TAKEN

SUGGESTIONSRECOMMENDATIONS

OTHER MATTERS

e.g. Doña Juana ES

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ANNEX F. CORNERSTONE PERSONAL EVALUATION (Mid Year Evaluation)

SCHOOL______________________________ DATE_____________________NAME_________________________________

Time really flies, it has been 6 months that we are serving in our partner schools; we have seen how the Lord has blessed the CORNERSTONE project and even our own personal lives. We have seen lives transformed, relationships deepen, and faith rekindled. Truly, the Lord surprised us as we witnessed the progress of our tutees performance and their knowledge about God. As we continue serving, we would like to know your personal experience and the progress of our project in CORNERSTONE. We hope to improve our project to help more young people in the country. May this evaluation help us in the future.

1. Growing in your Personal Christian Character

On a scale of 1 to 10, how did you progress in the following:1 being the lowest and 10 being the highest

DISCIPLINE From _______ when I started to _________ now PATIENCE From _______ when I started to _________ now PERSEVERANCE From _______ when I started to _________ now COMMITMENT From _______ when I started to _________ now

2. Evangelization and Growing in Service Check if you invited someone to join the Cornerstone Service ____ SFC How many? ____ ____ NON SFC How many? ____

3. Loving Others: On a scale of 1 to10, how did you progress in the following:

1 being the lowest and 10 being the highestTUTEES From ______ to __________TEAM MATES From ______ to __________

TEACHERS/SCHOOL ADMIN From ______ to __________ CFC COUNTERPARTS From ______ to __________ OTHER MINISTRIES From ______ to __________

4. List the top three (3) things that motivate you to conduct the weekly sessions?

a.b.c.

5. List the top three (3) difficulties have you encountered in your Cornerstone Service. Opposite the difficulty state what support you need

Difficulty Support needed

6. Give at least 1 recommendation that will improve the sessions

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ANNEX G. CORNERSTONE GROUP EVALUATION (Mid Year Evaluation)

SCHOOL _______________________ SECTOR _______________________COORDINATOR _________________ Team

Leader__________________________STRENGTHS WEAKNESSES OPPORTUNITIES THREATS

RESOURCESNO. OF MANPOWERFINANCIAL SupportMATERIALSPROJECT SYSTEMClarity of policiesAdequacy of trainingMonitoring systemReporting SystemCoordinationCOMPETENCELANGUAGE SKILLSQUALITY OF TEACHINGCONSISTENCYPROGRAM DEVELOPMENTFeedback mechanismResponsiveness

Annex H. VOLUNTEER WEEKLY EVALUATION

Make a brief description for the objectives of the weekly evaluation focus on pastoral aspect i.e. as a pastoral tool in developing Christian CORNERSTONE POST TUTORIAL EVALUATIONPost Tutorial Processing Questions [This form is to be filled up after each tutorial session and to be submitted before leaving the school.]

Name Topic

Instruction: Please read the statements below and write the number emotions you are feeling about them.

1 = (happy) 3 = (sad it could have been better)

I studied the lesson well before going to our sessionI practiced first how I should conduct the lessonI brought all the materials needed by me and my tutees for the sessionI was on time for the sessionI was able to encourage my tutees to do the activitiesI was patient with my tuteesI learned more about my tutees todayI like being able to help my tuteesMy tutees participated actively in our lesson todayWe were able to use our time well

What I learned about myself today:

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What I learned about my tutees today ____________________________________________________________

For next tutorial I will

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VOLUNTEER WEEKLY EVALUATION

Make a brief description for the objectives of the weekly evaluation focus on pastoral aspect i.e. as a pastoral tool in developing Christian character.CORNERSTONE POST TUTORIAL EVALUATIONPost Tutorial Processing Questions [This form is to be filled up after each tutorial session and to be submitted before leaving the school.]

Sector School Date

: Please read the statements below and write the number that corresponds to the emotions you are feeling about them.

2 = (hard but I can do it) (sad it could have been better) 4 = (frustrated)

lesson well before going to our sessionI practiced first how I should conduct the lessonI brought all the materials needed by me and my tutees for the session

I was able to encourage my tutees to do the activities

I learned more about my tutees todayI like being able to help my tuteesMy tutees participated actively in our lesson todayWe were able to use our time well

What I learned about myself today:

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What I learned about my tutees today ____________________________________________________________

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Make a brief description for the objectives of the weekly evaluation focus on character.

[This form is to be filled up after each tutorial session and to be submitted before leaving the school.]

Sector Date

that corresponds to the

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