Phonics Practice

In Korea, students are expected to read in English from grade 5. However, prior to grade 5 there is no introduction to reading or spelling in the public school system. As a matter of fact, the elementary school system jumps right from pictures to spelling with no concept of phonetic sounding out of words. I find that most students use brute memory to recogognise words when reading. Unless the students have the benefit of private institution or learn from their parents, the likeliness of proper reading is quite low. This is why I have developed some phonic worksheets, beginning with vowels to help out students in the lower levels of the Korean public elementary school system.

This system begins with just simple writing of each vowel and developing into XaX (no ‘a’) sound recognition. Students will mark the sound of the vowel in the space provided, if the sound is not present the student will simply mark the space with an ‘X’.

Basic Alphabet writing
Short Vowel sounds