Teachers call for return of foreign exchange trips to halt the decline of language skills

The Guardian - Tracy McVeigh "Linguists are calling for a [...]

September 1st, 2013|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Britain, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, England, Foreign, Foreign Language, Great Britain (UK), Language, Language Immersion, Learning, News, Teacher|Tags: Education, schools|

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Learning a New Language Alters Brain Development

Science Daily - Betsy Hammond "The age at which children [...]

August 31st, 2013|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Brain, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Foreign, Foreign Language, Language, Language Immersion, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Language Learning in the Age of Common Core

Education Week - Heather Clydesdale "Some language classes are endangered [...]

August 30th, 2013|Categories: Chinese, Common Core Standards, Language, Language Immersion, Teacher, Teaching, World Knowledge|Tags: Education, School|

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How the Brain Picks up a Second Language

Science World Report - Kathleen Lees "Learning a language can [...]

August 30th, 2013|Categories: Bilingual, Brain, Child Development, Childhood Education, Early Education, Language, Second Language|Tags: Education, School|

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Being bilingual offers various benefits

The Northerner - Abigail Hull "It has been proven by [...]

August 29th, 2013|Categories: Bilingual, Brain, Communication, Culture, Education, Employment, Foreign Language, Global Economy, Language|Tags: Education, School|

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It’s time for a national debate on language learning

The Guardian - Wendy Berliner "Around the world people are [...]

August 28th, 2013|Categories: Foreign Language, Global Economy, Language, United Kingdom|Tags: Education, School|

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5 Tips to Help Make Your Child Bilingual

Mamiverse - D. C. Basset "Teachers and parents alike recognize [...]

August 26th, 2013|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Foreign, Foreign Language, Language, Language Immersion, Learning, News, Parenting, Parents, Spanish, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Chinese language study is rising fast

USC-US China Institute - Clayton Dube "ON AN AVERAGE DAY [...]

August 26th, 2013|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, China, Chinese, Current Events, Economy, Education, Foreign Language, Language, Language Immersion, Learning, Mandarin, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Supt. Rob Neu: Globally-prepared students for interconnected world

Federal Way Mirror - Rob Neu "To survive and thrive [...]

August 21st, 2013|Categories: Communication, Culture, Foreign Language, Global Economy, Language, Multiculturalism, Multilingual, Skills, Students, World Knowledge|Tags: Education, School|

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Texting slang creeps into student writing

The Daytona Beach News-Journal - Daniel Boffey "Teachers nationally and [...]

August 18th, 2013|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Children, Current Events, Education, English, Florida, Language, Language Immersion, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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