Gyeongbuk Provincial Office of Education, "We Will Take Responsibility" for 1st Grade Elementary Korean Language Education

Proactive Support Through Early Budget and Program Deployment

Lim Jong-sik, Superintendent of Gyeongbuk Provincial Office of Education

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Dong-wook] The Gyeongsangbuk-do Office of Education announced on the 24th that it will implement "proactive support Hangul responsibility education" to ensure that all students have no difficulty reading and writing.

This year, concerns have arisen that the Hangul literacy skills of first graders may decline due to the reduction in the number of school days and class hours caused by the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19), as well as remote classes following the unprecedented online school opening. Considering this atmosphere, the Office of Education explained that it plans to proactively implement Hangul responsibility education from the first grade of elementary school to prevent the occurrence of students who have not acquired Hangul.

Although the number of school days and class hours was reduced by 10% due to COVID-19, the Gyeongbuk Office of Education secured more than 68 hours of Hangul education time for first and second graders to realize and guarantee systematic Hangul responsibility education for first graders in elementary school. It supports students to naturally learn Hangul through easy and fun Hangul education using picture books, children's songs and poetry collections, and games.

In addition, to prevent students who have not acquired Hangul due to long-term remote classes, the budget originally planned for support in the second semester will be injected early in the first semester. A total of 1.28 billion KRW will be provided to 71 schools with a two-teacher system per class, 40 reading-focused Orem schools, and 300 schools with customized support to improve reading learning for lower grades.

Along with this, the "Chanchan Hangul," a helpful material for guiding students who have not acquired Hangul, will be distributed, and in early September, the Hangul acquisition level of all first-grade elementary students will be diagnosed using "Hangul Ttobakttobak." Various types of training will also be conducted to strengthen teachers' basic literacy guidance capabilities. The Gyeongbuk Learning Comprehensive Clinic Centers in four regions will conduct remote training to enhance the Hangul teaching capabilities of lower-grade homeroom teachers.

Superintendent Lim Jong-sik emphasized, "We will take responsibility for Hangul education so that all students can acquire Hangul, which is the foundation of communication and thinking skills, and freely express their thoughts," adding, "Through analysis of factors hindering Hangul responsibility education, we will establish customized support plans to ensure that all elementary students in Gyeongbuk can read and write Hangul correctly."

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