When doctors say ‘Read,’ new parents listen

The Hechinger Report - Lillian Mongeau "The evaluation of the [...]

December 1st, 2018|Categories: Accountability, Brain development, Brain development and Language, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Parent talk, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Reading, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Students benefit from learning second language

The Daily Toreador - Adan Rubio "Whether it be for [...]

November 29th, 2018|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Performance, Accountability, Bilingual, Brain development and Language, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Foreign Language, Language, Language Immersion, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Decoding Versus Cognitive Ability

Language Magazine - Terrie L. Noland "Automaticity is necessary in [...]

November 29th, 2018|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Brain development, Brain development and Language, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Cognitive Development, Current Events, Education, Learning, Literacy, News, Reading, Reading Difficulties, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Is your child receiving a bilingual education? Here’s why schools embrace the idea — it works

The Desert Sun - Joseph Hong "Being bilingual boosts test [...]

November 7th, 2018|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Bilingual, Brain development, Brain development and Language, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Foreign Language, Language, language and academic achievement, Language Arts, Language Immersion, Languages, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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What is the best age to learn a foreign language?

BBC - Sophie Hardach "Broadly speaking, different life stages give [...]

October 26th, 2018|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Bilingual, Brain development, Brain development and Language, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Foreign Language, Language, language and academic achievement, Language Immersion, Languages, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Why English/Mandarin schools are more popular than ever

Toronto Life - Staff Writer "It’s safe to say that [...]

October 2nd, 2018|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Bilingual, Brain development and Language, Canada, Childhood Education, Children, Chinese, Current Events, Education, Foreign Language, Language, language and academic achievement, Language Arts, Language Immersion, Languages, Learning, Mandarin, News, School, Students, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Scientists to Understand Effects of Chinese Language on Cognitive Performance

Tasnim News - Staff Writer "Hospitals and universities in Shanghai [...]

October 2nd, 2018|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Brain development, Brain development and Language, Childhood Education, Children, China, Chinese, Current Events, Education, Language, language and academic achievement, Languages, Learning, Mandarin, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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13 language-learning tips from Bates faculty and students

Bates - Emily McConville "Learning a new language opens up [...]

September 22nd, 2018|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Bilingual, Brain development and Language, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Foreign Language, Language, language and academic achievement, Language Immersion, Languages, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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The Mystery of People Who Speak Dozens of Languages

The New Yorker - Judith Thurman "No one becomes a [...]

September 15th, 2018|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Bilingual, Brain development, Brain development and Language, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Foreign Language, Language, language and academic achievement, Language Immersion, Learning, Multilingual, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Some words sound lovelier than others—and learning a new language can teach you why

Quartz - Carmen Álvarez-Mayo "When we listen to a foreign [...]

September 14th, 2018|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Bilingual, Brain development and Language, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Foreign Language, Language, Language Immersion, Languages, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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