13:00h, online talk.

Language: English.

The development of reading acquisition literacy skills in bilingual German-Spanish children: An analysis of precursors and influential variables

Kathrin Hohmann

ERI Lectura, Universitat de València

Universität Würzburg

The objective of this study is to carry out a longitudinal research on the impact of relevant precursor variables in the development of reading and literacy. Children, who learn two languages at school simultaneously, with varying levels of competence in the first and second language (L1, L2) have been evaluated using instruments in both languages at the end of the preschool and the first grade of primary school. In addition, the families were asked to complete a family survey. Results will be discussed and interpreted in light of relevant scientific-literature.

Bio

Kathrin Hohmann graduated in Pedagogy/Early Childhood Education (B.A.) and Family Focus Social Work (M.Sc.). She founded a kindergarten association and established three bilingual (German-Spanish) kindergartens in Berlin. She worked as a teacher and director in Germany and abroad, including four years at the German College of Valencia. She has been a doctoral student at the University of Valencia since 2018, conducting research on multilingualism. She also writes pedagogical texts and books and conducts expert interviews for a German institute for early childhood education.