Continuing Education and Lifelong Learning German for First Graders
Children starting school in Germany are often linguistically not well prepared for the transition. Both multilingual children and monolingual children frequently lack age-appropriate skills in vocabulary, grammar, and text comprehension. This puts them at a disadvantage when beginning their formal education.
Targeted language support, starting at preschool age, can effectively help children when they start school.
The “German for First Graders” training programs introduce participants to a linguistically grounded language support concept developed at Heidelberg University, designed for daycare centers and elementary schools.
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Target Group | Individuals working in the field of additive language support for children from non-German-speaking backgrounds as well as monolingual German-speaking children from language-poor environments, aged four to eight years old:
note: language of instruction is German. |
Format / Duration | Depending on the offering: on site or online • On site training: 3 days • Online training: 5 afternoons |
Certification | Certificate of participation |
