Original article
DOI: 10.15293/1812-9463.2601.07
Russian Sound Space as a Fundamental Principle
for Developing Primary Reading Skills in English
Yulia O. Chumakova
South Russian State Polytechnic University (Novocherkassk Polytechnic Institute) named after M. I. Platov, Novocherkassk, Russia
Abstract. In this article, the author wants to draw attention to the study of English in a Russian-speaking environment at the initial stage. A comparison of the specific properties of the phonological vowel series in Russian and English has been conducted. The series of common vowel monosounds [AOEIU] has been identified for both Russian and English. The idea of bringing the syllable type CV to the same “phonological level” for both Russian and English has been proposed. The syllabic tables for English have been developed on the basis of the syllabic system of V. G. Goretsky, which forms the primary skills of reading in Russian. An attempt has been made to develop the “starting conditions” for the successful development of primary skills of reading in English. The authorʼs pedagogical methodology for teaching English reading to primary school students, based on the syllabic system of the Russian language with elements of regional culture (Cossack culture), was demonstrated and tested at Secondary State School No. 12 and No. 14 in Novocherkassk.
Keywords: English; Russian; syllabic reading; phonetics; elementary school; English reading skill; vowel sounds; syllable; regional culture.
For Citation: Chumakova Yu. O. Russian Sound Space as a Fundamental Principle for Developing Primary Reading Skills in English. Journal of Pedagogical Innovations, 2026, no. 1 (81), pp. 101–113. (In Russ.) DOI: https://doi.org/10.15293/1812-9463.2601.07
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Information about the Author
Yulia O. Chumakova – Candidate of Philosophical Sciences, Teacher of the Highest Category (Foreign Language), Expert of the Novocherkassk Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Education, Senior Lecturer of the Department of Social and Humanitarian Sciences, South Russian State Polytechnic University (Novocherkassk Polytechnic Institute) named after M. I. Platov, Novocherkassk, Russia, https://orcid.org/0009-0007-5052-2121, juliettachumakova@yandex.ru
Received: 20.12.2025; approved after peer review: 15.01.2026; accepted for publication: 10.02.2026.
