DDS – Die Deutsche Schule: Issue 2/2013, 105. Volume Language Competencies of Immigrant Students in Germany – Results of the IQB-Ländervergleich for Elementary Schools

Language competencies are crucial for success in the German educational system. The findings from the IQB-Ländervergleich 2011 (federal states comparison test of national educational standards) for elementary schools once again show that students from immigrant families are less proficient in German than their peers from native families. Special support for reading and second language acquisition is therefore needed.

Keywords
language competencies, second language learners, second language support,elementary school