Shocking numbers: Almost 50% of the first graders in Vienna have language problems!

Shocking numbers: Almost 50% of the first graders in Vienna have language problems!

The Vienna People's Party reminded of the alarming situation in the Vienna elementary schools in a press conference today after an inquiry to City Councilor Christoph Retonal has revealed terrifying figures about the German skills of the first graders. Almost half of the children therefore have inadequate knowledge of German, while in certain districts, such as Margareten, around 70 percent have to be classified as "extraordinary students". This development described Karl Mahrer, the non -managing city council and state party chairman, as "dramatic" and "unacceptable". He called for an immediate review of German funding in the kindergartens to ensure that children who have visited kindergarten for years did not come to school unprepared, like ots.at reported .

The critical analysis of the current situation shows that Vienna has over 8,000 first graders who cannot take part in class. The Vienna People's Party therefore calls for comprehensive measures to ensure language support, including an obligation to determine the language level for all three years old children and mandatory kindergarten visits to children with special needs from the age of three. In addition, a changed care relationship from language support for children is considered essential. Mahrer called for a review of all existing funding measures by the city tariff to find effective solutions for the closure of these educational gap, such as wien.gv.at reported .

The demands include the increase in the specialist child key and the need that all educational staff have language support training. "These numbers are alarming and require immediate measures to ensure the same opportunities for every child in Vienna," concludes Mahrer and ornamental foot. The Vienna People's Party is determined to redesign the city's education policy and effectively improve language support in order to guarantee all children fair starting conditions.