Alarming language deficits: 65% of the Bremen preschools affected!

Alarming language deficits: 65% of the Bremen preschools affected!

Bremerhaven, Deutschland - in Bremerhaven shows a current survey that alarming 65 percent of the preschoolers fight with language deficits. This number has increased of 55 percent compared to the previous year. The Bremerhaven Education Authority has now published these results and the situation has become more serious. In the first graders, the quota of the children with language deficits is even 62 percent. This is a clear sign that there is a need for action.

The high number of language deficits in the districts of Gröpelingen and Blumenthal are particularly striking, where almost three quarters of the children are affected in the last day of daycare. The news is all the more gratifying that the number of children with language deficits has dropped in the districts of Schwachhausen and Borgfeld. This could indicate improved language promotion measures in these regions. However, the language support rate for first graders in Bremen has only slightly dropped from 43 percent to 41 percent - a small progress, but not enough.

new approaches in language support

In order to counteract such grievances, Bavaria has recently issued a new law on the introduction of binding language stand surveys. The so -called "Bavarian language screening of the individual language support - basis" is now used nationwide in order to record the language stand of all children before school. A first language screening is to take place at primary schools just 1.5 years before school. This screening, which is said to have its starting signal in March 2025, is part of the efforts to ensure that children who are not in state -sponsored day care centers are checked for their linguistic skills.

Participation in the screening is not mandatory, provided that parents present a written explanation of a day care center that certifies that the child has no need for increased language support. However, it remains crucial that children with a determined need for support visit a suitable facility with a preliminary course German.

research and initiatives for linguistic education

Research on linguistic education underlines the immense importance of solid linguistic development. Various programs, such as the BMBF meta project "Linguistic Education in the Immigration Society", contribute to improving linguistic education in Germany. This project aims to develop support instruments for learners and evaluate existing language support measures. The “Education through Language and Scripture” initiative is also the focus of current research in order to promote coordinated language education in cooperation projects by daycare centers and schools.

Another contribution to linguistic support is the federal program "Language Day Cita", which was founded with the aim of promoting everyday language education in daycare centers. It becomes clear that linguistic education is not only crucial for individual development, but also for social integration.

These different initiatives and programs are a first step in the right direction. But the numbers from Bremerhaven make it clear: there is a lot to do to improve the linguistic situation of the children and ensure that no child is left behind. Changes are necessary to sustainably strengthen linguistic support in early childhood education.

For more information and details on the current developments in language support in Germany, visit Butunbinnen.de, stmas.bayern.de and specialist portal-paedagogik.de.