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Activities / April 8, 2012

RAP Annual National Convention 2012

Dear Literacy Advocates, Fellow Educators and Teachers:

The Reading Association of the Philippines (RAP) is pleased to announce its Annual National Convention 2012 with the theme, “Literacy and the K-12 Curriculum”, to be held at the Century Park Hotel in Malate, Manila, on August 9-11, 2012. It will be a gathering of reading teachers, professors, and specialists in Filipino and English, literacy advocates and researchers to be updated on trends in literacy instruction in the context of the new curriculum. The theme will focus on five related strands, namely: Early Literacy in the K-12 Curriculum; Content Literacy in the First and Second Languages; Technology Literacy in the K-12 Curriculum; Assessment of Reading in the K-12 Curriculum; and Implications of the K-12 Curriculum on Teacher Education and Development. In this connection, we invite you to participate in this timely event as our schools nationwide embark on a new basic education curriculum that responds to 21st century demands.

The registration fees are:

RAP Members/ Early Bird (before August 1, 2012) – Php 4,500.00

Non-RAP Members/ Walk-in Registrants – Php 5,000.00

Payments may be deposited to:

Account name: Reading Association of the Philippines

Bank of the Philippine Islands (Loyola Katipunan Branch)

Current Account No.: 3081–1721-87

For further information, visit the rap web site at http://rap.org.ph/ or contact any of the following mobile nos.: 09155331040 (Nong) and 0920239020 (Heidi), or email queries to us at readingassociation.philippines@gmail.com.

Attached is the program, parallel and roundtable sessions. Memo from the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and advisory from the Department of Education (DepEd) including the list of possible accommodations are also available upon request. We look forward to your valuable presence at the convention!