Languages for all! They’re a valuable skill

Nouse - Liam Dooley "If the whole world speaks English, [...]

June 13th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Bilingual, Britain, Career & Technical Training, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, England, Foreign Language, Great Britain (UK), Language, language and academic achievement, Language Immersion, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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What does a second language give you?

Rappler - Maria Isabel Garcia "Studies have previously shown that [...]

June 12th, 2015|Categories: Bilingual, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Communication, Empathy, Foreign Language, Second Language, Social Skills|Tags: Education, School|

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Probing Question: Are there real benefits to being bilingual?

Penn State News - Melissa Beattie-Moss "Does the U.S. deserve [...]

June 11th, 2015|Categories: Bilingual, Brain, Brain development, Brain development and Language, Dual-language, Foreign Language, Language Immersion, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, School|

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Education in multiple languages gives kids a big boost, which means high demand for DC’s programs

Greater Greater Washington - David Alpert "Children pick up languages [...]

June 10th, 2015|Categories: Bilingual, Brain, Childhood Education, Children, Foreign Language, Global Economy, Jobs, Language, Language Immersion, Second Language, Washington, D.C.|Tags: Education, School|

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“Grammaring”: The Fifth Skill In Language Teaching and Learning

Morocco World News - Mohamed Benhima "Language teaching and learning [...]

June 9th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Bilingual, biliteracy, Brain development and Language, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Foreign, Foreign Language, Grammar, Language, language and academic achievement, Language Immersion, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Employers want three major things from new graduates: writing, language and leadership skills

The 42 - Michelle Hennessy "THOUGH IT LOOKS as though [...]

June 6th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Bilingual, Career, Career & Technical Training, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Employment, Foreign Language, Language, language and academic achievement, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.), Writing|Tags: Education, schools|

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What the Seal of Biliteracy Can Do for English Language Learners

Ed Central - Staff Writer "A growing body of research [...]

June 6th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Brain development and Language, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Diploma, Education, Foreign Language, Graduates, Language, language and academic achievement, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Inside a family’s year of kindergarten taught in Mandarin

KPCC - Deepa Fernandes "Many parents experience the anxiety of [...]

June 5th, 2015|Categories: Childhood Education, Children, Foreign Language, Kindergarten, Language Immersion, Mandarin|Tags: Education, School|

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Bilingual children are likely to be more empathetic, better communicators

The Independent - Evan Bartlett "Children who are exposed to [...]

June 4th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Bilingual, biliteracy, Brain development and Language, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Communication, Current Events, Education, Emotional Literacy, Empathy, Foreign, Foreign Language, Language, language and academic achievement, Language Immersion, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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LEARNING A THIRD LANGUAGE

The Daily Star - ARUBA ADIL & ADIT HASAN " [...]

June 4th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Bilingual, Brain development and Language, Career & Technical Training, Childhood Education, Children, College and Career Readiness, College/University, Current Events, Education, Foreign, Foreign Language, French, Language, language and academic achievement, Language Immersion, Learning, Mandarin, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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