According to the German school system, children learn literacy or reading and writing in 1st grade. In Vorschule, the basics principles and competencies are acquired in preparation for school. For example:
- Perception training
- Gross and fine motor skills (e.g., tying a bow, holding a pencil correctly, etc.)
- Creativity
- Social-emotional competencies
- Increasing concentration skills
- Cognitive skills and logical thinking
- Early Mathematicsematical skills e.g. numbers and understanding of quantities
- Cultural sensitivity and world knowledge
- Learning strategies and independent work
- Linguistic competencies and text comprehension e.g. understanding and reproducing the content of stories, recognizing rhymes and accents, etc.
- Literacy (dealing with language and writing) e.g. handling books, getting to know characters and letters etc.)
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