Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education Selects 48 Teachers Dedicated to Basic Academic Skills

Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education has selected 48 basic academic skill teachers to support the establishment of foundational literacy and numeracy skills for lower-grade elementary students starting next month. Photo by Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Jun-kyung] The Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education announced on the 17th that it has selected 48 basic academic skill teachers to support the establishment of foundational literacy and numeracy skills for lower-grade elementary students starting next month.

The 48 basic academic skill teachers selected this year, following last year, will complete training to strengthen their instructional capabilities in early literacy and basic numeracy. They will be assigned to 65 elementary schools across the province to provide one-on-one individualized education for first and second-grade students who have not yet acquired Hangul or who are struggling with basic numeracy skills.

Last year, the Office of Education was the first in the nation to select and operate 40 regular teachers as basic academic skill teachers. These teachers instructed 230 first and second-grade students, achieving a success rate of 78.8% (181 students) reaching the benchmark scores for literacy and numeracy, ensuring they had no difficulties in reading, writing, and arithmetic, thereby effectively supporting foundational academic skills.

Building on this achievement, the Office of Education plans to expand the number of basic academic skill teachers to 48 this year.

Jung Jong-hyuk, Director of the Elementary Education Support Division, stated, “Students lacking basic academic skills require a system that continuously manages them with optimal educational methods based on accurate diagnosis. This year as well, we will enhance the professionalism of basic academic skill teachers and provide thorough support for foundational academic skills in lower elementary grades through individualized education.”

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