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<p>Inquirer News</p>
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<p>7 more languages added to mother-tongue instruction in public schools</p>
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<p>A month after classes began, the Department of Education (DepEd) added seven more local languages to the 12 currently used as an official medium of instruction for Kindergarten and Grades 1 to 3 pupils.
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<p>These local languages are used to teach young pupils in public schools under the K to 12 reform program, on the belief that learners learn best when teachers use the mother tongue.</p>
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<p>Full story:<br>
<a href="http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/440205/7-more-dialects-added-to-mother-tongue-instruction-in-public-schools">http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/440205/7-more-dialects-added-to-mother-tongue-instruction-in-public-schools</a></p>
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