Lam Dong: Nearly 7,100 6-year-old ethnic minority children learn Vietnamese before entering first grade

Under the guidance of teachers, children become familiar with Vietnamese through model games.

The Vietnamese language class for 6-year-old ethnic minority children before entering grade 1 is part of the Project to Enhance Vietnamese Language for Preschool Children and Primary School Students in Ethnic Minority Areas in the 2016-2020 period, with a vision to 2025, of the People's Committee of Lam Dong Province (old).

This activity not only helps children prepare their language skills to enter first grade, but also contributes to preserving the language, writing and traditional culture of ethnic minorities.

Under the guidance of teachers, students become familiar with Vietnamese through games, simple communication sentences, listening - speaking - writing practice, using textbooks, notebooks, small boards... Outside of class, students also participate in many collective activities, creating joy in going to school, forming a learning routine and confidently communicating with teachers and friends.

Learning Vietnamese before entering grade 1 helps ethnic minority students prepare well for their learning mindset and skills.

The program was implemented from July 1 to 31, with the participation of 149 teachers at 61 primary schools, organized into 149 classes for a total of 7,033 children, achieving a 99.8% enrollment rate. The direct cost for teachers implementing the program was about VND 2.2 billion.

Many parents expressed their agreement and excitement when their children were able to attend Vietnamese classes before entering first grade. Many shared that the children being able to go to school to study and play safely and healthily during the summer not only helps them prepare well in terms of mentality and learning skills, but also creates conditions for parents to work with peace of mind.

Teaching 6-year-old ethnic minority children Vietnamese before entering first grade is an important solution to improve the quality of universal primary education .

Organizing Vietnamese language teaching for 6-year-old ethnic minority children before entering grade 1 is an important solution contributing to improving the quality of universal primary education. Effectively implementing the 2018 General Education Program, at the same time gradually narrowing the gap in language proficiency between ethnic minority students and Kinh students, towards a fair and comprehensive education in the province.

Source: https://baolamdong.vn/lam-dong-gan-7-100-tre-6-tuoi-nguoi-dan-toc-thieu-so-duoc-hoc-tieng-viet-truoc-khi-vao-lop-1-381985.html