What the Research Says

The below links are a sampling of the academic research that explains why learning language young is so important, how the young brain processes language, and just how children benefit in broader academic terms from their early language study.

How Global Language Learning Gives Students the Edge
- edutopia.com (Link)

Dr. Patricia Kuhl explains how the developing brain has an even greater capacity to acquire language than was thought (Video Link)

ACTFL- What Does Research Show About the Benefits of Language Learning?

How does language learning support academic achievement? (ACTFL)

How does language learning provide cognitive benefits to students? (ACTFL)

How does language learning affect attitudes and beliefs about language learning and about other cultures? (ACTFL)

Internationally Adopted Children Shed Light On How Babies Learn Language - Science Daily (Link)

What Babies Know About Grammar
- Washington Post (Link)

Languages Smarten Up Your Brain
www.guardianweekly.co.uk (Link)

Foreign Languages Fall as School Look for Cuts
- New York Times (Link)

Unraveling How Kids Become Bilingual So Easily
- MSNBC (Link)

For Baby The More Languages The Better
- MSNBC (Link)

For Baby The More Languages The Better
- MSNBC (Video Link)

Why Study a Foreign Languare? - Learn NC (Link)

Bilingual Pupils Do Better In Exams, Report Finds - Education News (PDF)

Learning Second Language Changes Brain -
Routers Limited (PDF)

That's Not Baby Talk; It's Your Kid Testing Her
Grasp of Chinese - The Wall Street Journal (PDF)

Brain Research in the Foreign Language Classroom - University of Idaho (PDF)

News In Science - ABC Science Online (PDF)

Raise a Bilingual Kid - Parents.com (Link)

Raising Bilingual Children - Chicago Children's Museum website (Link)

Institute of International Education shows U.S. study abroad continues to grow (Link)

Being Bilingual Boosts Brain Power -
WebMD Health News (Link)

Early Launch for Language - The Washington Post (Link)