Speaking more than one language makes you smarter

Boston Newstime - Staff Writer "People who speak two or [...]

July 16th, 2015|Categories: attention span, Bilingual, Brain, Brain development, Brain development and Language, Executive Function, Language|Tags: Education, School|

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Are Fit Kids Smarter?

Everyday Health - Marie Suszynski "An hour on the soccer [...]

July 16th, 2015|Categories: Academic Performance, Brain, Brain development, Brain development and Language, Child Development, Children, Exercise, Fitness, Language, language and academic achievement|Tags: Education, School|

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Why Bilingual Kids Have an Edge Over the Rest of Us

National Journal - CAROLINA GONZÁLEZ "We already know that being [...]

July 16th, 2015|Categories: Bilingual, Brain, Brain development, Brain development and Language, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Executive Function, Spanish|Tags: Education, School|

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Bring back bilingual education for Boston schools

The Boston Globe - Editorial "When it comes to educating [...]

July 14th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Bilingual, Boston, Brain development and Language, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Foreign Language, Language, language and academic achievement, Learning, Massachusetts, Spanish, Teacher|Tags: Education, schools|

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All Americans should adopt a second country

The Baltimore Sun - Andrés Martinez "Ten minutes into the [...]

July 14th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Bilingual, Brain development and Language, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Cultural Intelligence, Cultural Tolerance, Culture, Current Events, Elementary School, Foreign Language, Language, Learning, Parenting, Teacher|Tags: Education, schools|

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14 Screen-Free Ways To Stimulate Your Child’s Mind

The Huffington Post - Dr. Phil "As a young child’s [...]

July 8th, 2015|Categories: Brain, Brain development, Brain development and Language, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Learning, Parenting, Parents|Tags: Education, School|

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Foreign languages can help pupils in Wales ‘get ahead’

BBC - Staff Writer "Children should start learning foreign languages [...]

July 4th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Brain development and Language, Britain, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, England, Foreign Language, Great Britain (UK), Language, language and academic achievement, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Your Child’s Health: Stimulating a child’s brain through meaningful interaction

Fox 8 Cleveland - Maria Scali and Stefani Schaefer "Parents [...]

July 4th, 2015|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Brain development, Brain development and Language, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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This Video Explains the Brain Benefits of Learning Multiple Languages

Life Hacker - Patrick Allan "Learning a second language is [...]

June 29th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Bilingual, biliteracy, 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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Poorest boys lag behind on language skills

BBC - Staff Writer "Four out of 10 of England's [...]

June 28th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Boys, Brain development and Language, Britain, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, England, Great Britain (UK), Language, Learning, Low Income, Low Performing, News, Poverty, Reading, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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