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8th IFS-Education Dialogue „Language support in early education – ways to implement it effectively in elementary and primary schools“

Conference program – September 17, 2026

TimeProgram
10:30

OPENING & GREETING

10:50

OVERVIEW LECTURE The importance of language support in reducing educational inequality

Prof. Dr. Nele McElvany (IFS, TU Dortmund University)

11:10

PLENARY DISCUSSION

11:35

FOCUS TOPIC: ELEMENTARY EDUCATION

Language promotion in elementary education
Prof. Dr. Gisela Kammermeyer (RPTU Kaiserslautgern-Landau)

11:50Language assessment in daycare centres: the „SteBas“ project
Prof. Dr. Yvonne Anders (DIPF | Leibniz Institute for Research and Information in Education in Frankfurt/M.)
12:20Consistent language support during the transition from pre-school to primary school: the ‘Pre-school Plus’ model
Christian Gronwald (School Management, Kirchdorf Primary School, Hamburg)
12:45

PLENARY DISCUSSION

13:00Lunch break
14:00

FOCUS TOPIC: PRIMARY EDUCATION

Systematic language support in first grade: the „SPEAK“ project
PD Dr. Annika Ohle-Peters (IFS, TU Dortmund University)

14:20Effectiveness of the „SPEAK“ digital language support programme: Vocabulary
Leonie Dargiewicz (IFS, TU Dortmund University)
14:40Effectiveness of the „SPEAK“ digital language support programme: Grammar
Svenja Wehrhöfer (IFS, TU Dortmund University)
15:00

PLENARY DISCUSSION

15:10Coffee break
15:30

SPOTLIGHTS Project outcomes in practice: Experiences, resources and future developments

16:00

PLENARY DISCUSSION

16:55

CONCLUSION AND FAREWELL

The program is also available for download here: Program of the 8th Education Dialogue (in German)