How you talk to your baby now can impact his or her social skills later

The Washington Post - Ariana Eunjung Cha "Think you have [...]

July 29th, 2015|Categories: Brain, Brain development, Brain development and Language, Child Development, Children, Language, Moms, Parenting, Social Skills|Tags: Education, School|

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Babies’ brains show that social skills linked to second language learning

The University of Washington Today - Molly McElroy "Babies learn [...]

July 28th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Bilingual, Brain, Brain development, Brain development and Language, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Language, language and academic achievement, Language Immersion, Learning, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Scots primary children will soon learn Mandarin

The Scotsman - LUCINDA CAMERON "The classrooms support Scotland’s 1+2 [...]

July 28th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Bilingual, Brain development, Brain development and Language, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, China, Chinese, Foreign Language, language and academic achievement, Language Immersion, School, School District, Scotland|Tags: Education, schools|

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Africa: We Need to Remember Why We Teach and Learn Languages

All Africa - Ernst Frederick Kotzé, Nelson Mandela "There is [...]

July 28th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Africa, Bicultural, Bilingual, biliteracy, Brain development, Brain development and Language, Child Development, Childhood Education, College/University, Learning, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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It’s never too late to learn a second language: Lloyd E. Sheaffer

Penn Live - Lloyd E. Sheaffer "Our preparations have always [...]

July 27th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Bilingual, Brain development, Brain development and Language, Child Development, Childhood Education, Education, Foreign Language, Language, language and academic achievement, Language Immersion, Learning, Teacher, Uncategorized, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Bipartisan Language Education Bill Introduced

Language Magazine - Jane Sevier "Reps. David Price (D-NC), Leonard [...]

July 27th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Bilingual, Brain development and Language, Child Development, Childhood Education, Education, Foreign, Foreign Language, Language, language and academic achievement, Language Immersion, Learning, School, School District, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Learning a new language can increase the size of your brain

The News Hub - Dusan Lucic "The Swedish research team [...]

July 24th, 2015|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, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Musical training can accelerate brain development and help with literacy skills

The Conversation - Amy Spray "The notion that musical training [...]

July 22nd, 2015|Categories: Brain, Brain development, Brain development and Language, Literacy, Music, Music Training, Second Language, Skills|Tags: Education, School|

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10 Tips for learning languages from a guy who speaks 9

The Yucatan Times - Staff Writer "Matthew Youlden speaks nine [...]

July 20th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Bilingual, biliteracy, Brain development and Language, Child Development, Childhood Education, Current Events, Education, Foreign Language, Language, Language Immersion, Learning, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Foreign Language Requirements Lead to Multilingualism

Language Magazine - Staff Writer "A Pew Research Center study [...]

July 19th, 2015|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, Foreign Language, Language, language and academic achievement, Language Immersion, Learning, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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