Schule in Deutschland verstehen (englische Sprachfassung)

What can you do?
1. Get acquainted with your child’s class teacher. Important: Make an
appointment if you would like to speak at length with the teacher.
2. Do not be afraid of the school if you speak little or no German. Talk to
the school about organising an interpreter for you. This is possible in some
German federal states, for example in Hamburg. If this is not possible, ask
if there are any teachers at the school that speak your language. Otherwise
talk to your friends or family members who are proficient in German.
3. Don’t just visit the school only when there are problems. There are
many positive occasions in which to visit the school, for example school
events, performances, and information nights. Regularly attend parents’
evenings, parent conference days, and other events at your child’s school.
Important note: You need to consider that certain offers of assistance are
not free of charge (e. g. tutoring). This can depend on whether your child
is receiving individualised assistance or assistance as part of a group. This
can also depend on whether assistance occurs at home or at another in stitution.
There are programmes, however, which are free of charge.
If you would like to learn more …
… about primary school:
At www.bildung.koeln.de the Cologne Education
Portal (Kölner Bildungsportal) provides information
in almost 20 languages.
Navigation: Schule > Weitere Infos > Elterninformationen
zum deutschen Schulsystem
… about solving your child’s difficulties with
reading, writing, and arithmetic:
www.legakids.net
… about examination anxieties:
www.pruefungsangst.de
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