Transfer of language education, reading and writing support (BiSS-Transfer)

BiSS-Transfer is a joint initiative of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and the Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs of the Länder in the Federal Republic of Germany (KMK) for the transfer of language education, reading and writing support in schools and daycare centers (www.biss-sprachbildung.de).

The aim in Baden-Württemberg is to strengthen students' basic skills in the area of reading. The focus is on promoting reading skills (reading technique, reading fluency) and reading abilities (reading comprehension, reading strategies).

On the basis of a uniform and systematic reading curriculum, the BiSS primary schools implement demonstrably learning-promoting elements in reading lessons step by step, such as training reading fluency with the help of reading aloud tandems and the use of selected reading strategies. To ensure that implementation works well in all grades, each BiSS primary school has set up its own project group that meets regularly to discuss the next steps in implementation. Each school also has a BiSS contact person who, together with the school management, supports the school's teaching staff in implementing the BiSS reading promotion concept. Our BiSS contacts at the school are Ms. Augenstein and Ms. Taskaya.

In Baden-Württemberg, a total of 2030 primary schools will take part at the start of the 2023/2024 school year, organized into 21 BiSS associations. The associations serve to facilitate networking and exchange. The associations can be viewed here: www.biss-sprachbildung.de/biss-vor-ort .

Our primary school is also involved and belongs to the Karlsruhe network.