An international team of researchers based in Singapore says the cognitive advantages of exposure to two languages are significant and reveal themselves early on, regardless of the languages spoken. Inspired by the high proportion of Singaporean children being raised bilingually, they tested the cognitive abilities of 114 six-month-old babies by means of visual imaging and…
Being bilingual has some obvious advantages. Learning more than one language enables new conversations and new experiences. But in recent years, psychology researchers have demonstrated some less obvious advantages of bilingualism, too. For instance, bilingual children may enjoy certain cognitive benefits, such as improved executive function — which is critical for problem solving and other…
Many parents know that raising their children bilingual has huge benefits in today’s interdependent global world. However, most people still don’t realize that the benefits of bilingual education are far greater than the ability to speak multiple languages. In fact, the biggest benefit of bilingual education is the enhanced cognitive development. Thanks to modern technology, the benefit of exposing your children to…
Little Sponges Bilingual Education Video Immersion Program provides your children with new warm, cute and playful video friends who will activate their language interest. The price is sweet and easy, no passport is required. The route my family took was more complicated. I will always remember the day when my three young children freshly moved from Chicago, Illinois,…
Brains, brains, brains. One thing we’ve learned at NPR Ed is that people are fascinated by brain research. And yet it can be hard to point to places where our education system is really making use of the latest neuroscience findings. But there is one happy nexus where research is meeting practice: bilingual education. “In…