Jeonnam Provincial Assembly Member Park Jong-won Demands 'Measures to Address Basic Academic Underachievement'

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Jun-kyung] Park Jong-won, a member of the Jeonnam Provincial Assembly (Democratic Party, Damyang 1), argued on the 2nd during the Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education administrative audit that "measures to support students struggling with basic academic skills must be established."

Assemblyman Park stated, "Basic academic skills refer to the minimum achievement standards in subjects related to reading, writing, and arithmetic. Once basic academic skills are missed, it becomes increasingly difficult to catch up as the grade level rises," emphasizing, "Efforts to prevent early learning difficulties are important."

He continued, "Looking at data from the past three years, the proportion of third-grade elementary students identified as struggling through basic academic skill diagnostic assessments has risen annually from 3%, 4%, to 6%," and pointed out, "It is difficult to understand why the proportion of students struggling with basic academic skills has increased every year despite the introduction of dedicated basic academic skill teachers and policy efforts."

He then suggested, "To improve the efficiency of support measures for basic academic skills, it is necessary to strengthen the capabilities of dedicated basic academic skill teachers, facilitate information sharing and coordination with other teachers, and establish rewards based on performance."

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