Some people really DO have a flair for languages: Brain patterns predict how quickly someone will learn a foreign tongue

The Daily Mail - Richard Gray "For some, picking up [...]

May 13th, 2016|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Bilingual, Brain development, Brain development and Language, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Foreign Language, Language, language and academic achievement, Language Immersion, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Six Ways to Fluency for World-Language Learners

Education Week - Renee A. Foose "Most of the world's [...]

May 8th, 2016|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Bilingual, Brain development and Language, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Foreign Language, Language, language and academic achievement, Language Immersion, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Pattern learning key to children’s language development

Science Daily - Staff Writer "A new study reveals children's [...]

May 8th, 2016|Categories: Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Bilingual, Brain development, Brain development and Language, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Foreign Language, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Between the ears: How music skills may help babies learn language

The Seattle Times - John Higgins "Music educators cheered after [...]

April 30th, 2016|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Brain development, Brain development and Language, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Language, language and academic achievement, Learning, Music, Music Training, News, Parenting, Parents, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Learning a language can boost mental agility in just one week

CTV News - Staff Writer " A new study has [...]

April 29th, 2016|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Bilingual, Brain development, Brain development and Language, Childhood Education, Children, Cognitive Development, Current Events, Education, Foreign Language, language and academic achievement, Language Immersion, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Music exposure benefits babies’ brains

The Medical News Daily - Yvette Brazier "Early music training [...]

April 26th, 2016|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Bilingual, Brain development, Brain development and Language, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Foreign Language, Language, language and academic achievement, Learning, Music, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Kids And TV: Walking The Fine Line Of Down Time

The Huffington Post Australia - Emily Blatchford "There's a lot [...]

April 20th, 2016|Categories: Brain, Brain development, Brain development and Language, Child Development, Children, Parenting, Parents, Technology, Television|Tags: Education, School|

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Why the baby brain can learn two languages at the same time

The Conversation - Naja Ferjan Ramirez "Any adult who has [...]

April 17th, 2016|Categories: Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Bilingual, Brain development, Brain development and Language, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Foreign Language, language and academic achievement, Language Immersion, Learning, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Codeswitching Rewires Bilingual Brains

Language Magazine - Staff Writer "Bilinguals use and learn language [...]

April 13th, 2016|Categories: Bilingual, Brain development, Brain development and Language, Cognitive Development, Learning|Tags: Education, School|

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5 Tips to Help Your Kids Learn a Second Language Fast

The Huffington Post - Charmaine Belonio "Being bilingual has its [...]

April 9th, 2016|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Bilingual, Brain development and Language, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Foreign Language, Language Immersion, Languages, Learning, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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