Research about Language
The below links are a sampling of the academic research and news articles that explain why learning language young is so important, how the young brain processes language, and how children benefit in broader academic terms from their early language study.
Ted Talk - Patricia Kuhl: The linguistic genius of babies (Video link)
Hearing Bilingual: How Babies Sort Out Language - The New York Times
Mandarin Chinese Most Useful Business Language After English - Bloomberg News
Why It’s Smart to Be Bilingual - Newsweek
The Bilingual Advantage - The New York Times
Being Bilingual May Boost Your Brain Power - National Public Radio
Should children learn a second language? - Los Angeles Times
Studies Find Language Is Key to Learning Math - Education Week
Milestones in Your Baby's Language Development - CNN Health
How Global Language Learning Gives Students the Edge - edutopia.com
Dr. Patricia Kuhl explains how the developing brain has an even greater capacity to acquire language than was thought (Video link)
What Does Research Show About the Benefits of Language Learning? (ACTFL)
How does language learning support academic achievement? (ACTFL)
How does language learning provide cognitive benefits to students? (ACTFL)
Internationally Adopted Children Shed Light On How Babies Learn Language - Science Daily
What Babies Know About Grammar - Washington Post
Foreign Languages Fall as School Look for Cuts - New York Times
Unraveling How Kids Become Bilingual So Easily - MSNBC
For Baby The More Languages The Better - MSNBC
For Baby The More Languages The Better - MSNBC (Video link)
Why Study a Foreign Languare? - Learn NC
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
Institute of International Education Shows U.S. Study Abroad Continues to Grow
Being Bilingual Boosts Brain Power - WebMD Health News
Early Launch for Language - The Washington Post
Bilingual Babies Can Distinguish Unfamiliar Languages - Science Daily, 2011
Bilingual Babies - The Roots of Bilingualism in Newborns - Science Daily, 2010
A Second Language Gives Toddlers an Edge - Science Daily, 2011
Bilingual Babies' Vocabulary Linked to Early Differentiation - Science Daily, 2011
