Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
RPMS SY 2021-2022

TEACHER REFLECTION FORM (TRF)

TEACHER:_ JONA V. RACADIO DATE SUBMITTED: July 18, 2022

RATER: MELROSE A. DOCALLOS SUBJECT & GRADE LEVEL: TLE / GRADE 10

DIRECTIONS: Reflect on your attainment of the RPMS objective by answering the

OBJECTIVE 9
Designed, adapted and implemented teaching strategies
That are responsive to learners with disabilities, giftedness and talents

PROMPT #1
Context: Clara is often seen restless or unfocused in class. She also has troubles following
instructions and skips activities when left unsupervised.
Action Taken: You had a conference with her parents and found out from them that Clara was
diagnosed with a learning disability.

How will you modify the instructions for Clara to keep her focus on classroom activities? Write your
reflections in this form. Mention in your reflections a specific learning disability that you are familiar
with or have researched on.

YOUR REFLECTIONS

Meeting with Clara’s parents, I discovered that she had been diagnosed with a learning
disability. I immediately began looking into her condition. I believe that gaining a better
understanding of her condition will enable me to provide her with a more pleasant learning
environment. As a result, I decided to adapt my teaching strategies and materials to meet her
specific needs.

According to my internet research, Clara’s problem could be that she has APD or Auditory
Processing Disorder. Individuals with APD may confuse the order of sounds or be unable to
distinguish different sounds, like teacher’s voice from background noise. With APD, the brain
misinterprets the information received and processed from the ear (Source:
https://childmind.org/article/what-is-auditory-processing-disorder/). I noticed that Clara has a hard
time registering and remembering what she hears which lead her to not focus in class and has
trouble following instructions.

With this problem, I chose to make my classroom more adaptive and engaging in order to avoid
losing her attention. To help Clara listen and learn more successfully. She has to be seated in front
of the class to reduce interference with my voice and maximize access to my visual cues, making
it as simple as possible for her to tune into what I’m saying. When I offer directions or relay other
information, I use more visual tools and I make sure Clara is looking at me. I prefer to show rather
than tell as much as possible. I will call her attention every time she will lose her focus. And during
performance task, I will have a demonstration teaching for her and assist her in every procedure in
order for her to follow what I have demonstrated.

To ease Clara’s frustration and raise her self-esteem in the classroom, I will make sure she is
writing down tasks and assisting her in staying organized. I will also have a remedial class for her
to cope up her low scores until she will pass the test. And by doing so, I can assure that Clara is
involved and part of the class and that she received the same level of knowledge as her
classmates who do not have a learning disability.

Republic of the Philippines

TEACHER REFLECTION FORM (TRF)

TEACHER:_ JONA V. RACADIO DATE SUBMITTED: July 18, 2022

RATER: MELROSE A. DOCALLOS SUBJECT & GRADE LEVEL: TLE / GRADE 10

DIRECTIONS: Reflect on your attainment of the RPMS objective by answering the

OBJECTIVE 10
Adapted and used culturally appropriate teaching strategies
to address the needs of learners from indigenous groups

PROMPT #1
Below is an assessment activity for a class of 30 learners, five of which belong to indigenous
peoples (IP) group.
Evaluate the appropriateness of the activity to your learners. Write your response in this
form.

Directions: For your assessment, research on the following roles in your community by asking
your parents or anyone with knowledge on these roles. Choose from Set A and Set B. Explain why
these are important roles.

Set A Set B

1. mayor 1. datu/chieftain
2. councilors 2. community elders
3. medical officers 3. healers
 MY REFLECTIONS

IPs are entitled to a well-rounded education. Education that reflects their shared values,
feelings, principles and general ideas. Education that not only common students can access but
also IPs students. In the given situation, I believe the teacher was prepared to give thorough
consideration to the five students. The teacher is student-centered and gave differentiated
instructions in which learners had choices to choose from the assessment he/she gave. I believe
that in this assessment there was equality for all students and the teacher has been sensitive to
the students he/she handled.

In this scenario, we are taught to be compassionate and caring to reflect on our ideas about
people from other culture, to reflect on our own cultural frames of reference, and to be
knowledgeable about other cultures of our students. As a teacher, we must be aware of our
students’ backgrounds, whether they are from common or IPs student, so that we can meet their
needs and ensure that they all have access to the quality of education we provide. We should
recognize the importance of including students’ cultural differences in all aspects of learning.
Students should all be equally involved and engaged in the classroom so that no one will be left
behind.