Viennese children benefit: Reading pate promote language development!

Viennese children benefit: Reading pate promote language development!

The City of Vienna takes a crucial step to support the linguistic development of children who often grow up in multilingual environments. Many of these children do not have German as their first language, which can lead to starting difficulties at school. For this reason, the number of language supporters in the kindergartens is massively expanded. The "Reading Pator at Kindergartens" initiative has the goal of helping these children through weekly reading hours and bringing them closer to reading. Vice Mayor Bettina Emmerling emphasizes the importance of this reading pate for the language development of the children and emphasizes that the initiative is implemented in cooperation with the Vienna Red Cross.

The reading pats are primarily assigned to locations with increased language support. Her commitment is to read stories for the children once a week for two hours. This happens not only to promote the German language, but also to support the first language of the children. This is particularly important because children can benefit from the use and promotion of all of their languages ​​in their linguistic development. For example, multilingual education promotes that children deal flexibly with language and develop cognitive skills.

commitment and requirements for reading pate

Over 70 people have already been interested in voluntary work as a reading pate. In addition to very good knowledge of German, they also need knowledge of a first language such as Arabic, Turkish, Dari/Farsi, Bosnian, Croatian or Serbian. In addition, good manners with children and an interest in volunteering are prerequisites for this task. The reading poths are prepared for their role by participating in a two -part introductory seminar before they become active in the kindergartens.

The tasks of the reading pat includes reading stories, children's books and rhymes as well as looking at picture books with children. The operation is accompanied by the coordination site voluntarily social services of the Vienna Red Cross, which also guarantees quality assurance. Regular team meetings and advanced training are part of the program to continuously support the reading pate. In addition, the reading patients receive a free library card of the city of Vienna and are insured.

meaning of multilingualism

The connection between multilingualism and language development is of particular importance. Children who grow up in multilingual households often have the ability to understand and use several languages. Studies show that multilingual children benefit from a broad linguistic suggestion that is crucial for their language development. The funding should include all the languages ​​of a child and take place in interpersonal contact. This is particularly relevant because language development disorders often occur and require early diagnostics.

For more information about the project and about a possible voluntary work as a reading pate, interested parties can be interested in the official pages of the city of Vienna , here and Visit here