IFS-Education Dialogue “Language support in early education – ways to implement it effectively in elementary and primary schools”

Early language skills are crucial for later educational success. At the same time, research findings highlight persistent social and migration-related disparities in early language development. The 8th IFS-Education Dialogue therefore addresses the question of how high-quality language support can be designed from the outset in order to counteract educational inequalities in the long term.
Following an overview presentation on the relevance of early language support, research on preschool language support and concepts for continuous support in the transition from daycare to elementary school will be discussed from an academic and practical perspective. The conference will focus on the presentation of the project “Shaping linguistic education together with elementary schools, families, and educational professionals: What works?” (SPEAK), in which digitally supported vocabulary and grammar support for first graders was developed and evaluated. The results and transfer will be discussed at the event.