INTRODUCTION The conscientious evaluation of the K-12 learners makes numeracy an essential skill in assuring compliance with the Department of Education (DepEd) standards and requirements as K-12 graduates. Along with DepEd Order No. 18 series 2017, former DepEd Secretary Leonor Briones stressed the goal of developing that each child should be a reader through the continue reading : [Research Bulletin] Socratic Method of Tutoring (SMT): An Innovation for Better Students’ Numeracy Skills