The MEGUMI Reader

The Megumi Reader started as a project of the only Pinoy ever to be Rotary International President MAT Caparas.

The Department of Education (DepEd) has announced that it is adopting the Megumi to help improve teaching-learning process in the classrooms.

Education Secretary Jesli Lapus says that the gadget will help assist the non-readers among elementary pupils and promote literacy.

This Filipino-made electronic book is a low-cost, portable, simple-to-use device that can accommodate content for more than one learning area and can be used for multiple languages.

Designed for the safe use of children, the Megumi Reader is highly interactive and has no moving parts.

It was also learned from the Department of Education (DepEd) that this gadget dubbed "Megumi Reader" was further developed by the Partners for Universal Literacy or PULL Foundation.

The press report disclosed that the Megumi-reader is another project of the DepEd through its Adopt-A-School Program which facilitates the mobilization of resources and interventions from the private sector to improve education in public schools.

Education Secretary Jesli Lapus said that "the Megumi Reader is a breakthrough in our effort to integrate technology in enhancing the teaching-learning process. Its interactive features and versatility will help develop our pupils meta-cognitive skills- the ability to learn how to learn".

It was further learned that the PULL Foundation is looking forward for its success "so we can make this available to all public elementary schools nationwide".