According to the Association for Education and Upbringing (VBE), handwriting among German schoolchildren needs to be better promoted. “The problems with handwriting continue to increase,” criticizes the Lower Saxony state chairman of the association Franz-Josef Meyer. Handwriting must be encouraged at all grade levels.
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Writing by hand has positive effects on brain function and promotes, among other things, spelling, text comprehension and general knowledge acquisition, according to a statement from the association, which primarily supports educators and teachers at primary and secondary schools as well as secondary and secondary schools – and comprehensive schools. A new free learning booklet for primary school teachers and parents on the Lernserver website could help promote handwriting.
«The problems are not new. “Years of underfunding and the lack of teachers make it difficult to provide individual support, which is essential for learning handwriting,” says Meyer. Added to this are the challenges of educating refugee children and young people. Political solutions are needed quickly.
As early as 2022, a study found that more than every second boy and almost every third girl had problems writing. Almost half of all secondary school students are no longer able to write for more than half an hour without symptoms, said Meyer, referring to the survey.
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According to the Association for Education and Upbringing (VBE), handwriting among German schoolchildren needs to be better promoted. “The problems with handwriting continue to increase,” criticizes the Lower Saxony state chairman of the association Franz-Josef Meyer. Handwriting must be encouraged at all grade levels.
Writing by hand has positive effects on brain function and promotes, among other things, spelling, text comprehension and general knowledge acquisition, according to a statement from the association, which primarily supports educators and teachers at primary and secondary schools as well as secondary and secondary schools – and comprehensive schools. A new free learning booklet for primary school teachers and parents on the Lernserver website could help promote handwriting.
2024-01-23 05:48:21
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