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Exploring Bohol, Education, and Cooking

The document contains four texts: a traveler's update from Bohol, a presidential farewell message advocating unity, a zucchini and tomato recipe, and a study on the correlation between social class and children's speech identification. The study highlights that middle class children were more accurately identified by judges, indicating language as a social stratifier in the Philippines. Recommendations include developing effective reading programs for working class preschoolers and enhancing home-school coordination.

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Exploring Bohol, Education, and Cooking

The document contains four texts: a traveler's update from Bohol, a presidential farewell message advocating unity, a zucchini and tomato recipe, and a study on the correlation between social class and children's speech identification. The study highlights that middle class children were more accurately identified by judges, indicating language as a social stratifier in the Philippines. Recommendations include developing effective reading programs for working class preschoolers and enhancing home-school coordination.

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Reading Texts

Text 1
Greetings from Bohol! It’s just my second day and I hope the fun is just getting started!
Yesterday we went to see the tarsiers and they were actually smaller than I expected!?! But still
as cute. Too bad can’t bring them home…or just wake them up. LOL! Today the group will be
heading to chocolate hills (yeah, I know, tourism 101!) so I’ll have more pictures to show you.
How’s your trip going? Can’t wait to compare notes. Hope you’re having as much fun as I am.
Miss u!

Text 2
For those who want to pick up old fights, we’re game but what a waste of time. Why not join
hands instead? Join hands in the biggest challenge of all, where we all win or we all lose: the
battle for the survival and progress of our one and only country.

After three years, eleven months, and six days, I shall relinquish the Presidency, with much if
not all that I have outlined completed. I do not want it said then that, in the end, I defeated my
enemies. I would rather have it said that all of us, you and I, friends and foes today, achieved
together a country progressive, prosperous and united.

Text 3
Slice 2 medium-sized zucchinis and 4-6 tomatoes about ¼ of an inch. Lightly oil a shallow
baking dish. Place alternating slices of zucchini and tomato making sure that the bottom of the
dish is covered. Brush slices generously with olive oil mixed with minced garlic and dried basil.
Sprinkle salt and freshly ground pepper. Top with freshly grated Parmesan cheese. Bake in a
400-degree oven until vegetables are cooked through and cheese is lightly browned.

Text 4
This study was conducted to determine whether there is correlation between social class and the
identification of children’s sex through their speech. The participants were 32 six-year-old
working class and middle class boys and girls who read and recorded a short passage in
English. Six judges listened to the tape-recorded readings of the children and predicted the sex
of each child. Results revealed that middle class children were more accurately identified by the
judges. Also the fact that working class children had difficulty reading the English text
underscored the sad reality that language can be a social stratifier in the Philippine context. This
has implications for early childhood education in terms of developing an effective reading
program for working class pre-school learners. Likewise, closer coordination between the home
and the school is recommended to better orient parents on the crucial role they play in their
children’s education. This limited exploratory study can be further explored with the use of a
Tagalog text as a reading prompt for the participants.

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