Parents who speak a language other than English at home, and parents of students in French immersion, may be interested in this York University study, which found that "bilingual children – regardless of the languages they speak – show cognitive advantages over their English-only peers, although they may experience weakness in areas like vocabulary acquisition."
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Advantages of bilingualism
Parents who speak a language other than English at home, and parents of students in French immersion, may be interested in this York University study, which found that "bilingual children – regardless of the languages they speak – show cognitive advantages over their English-only peers, although they may experience weakness in areas like vocabulary acquisition."
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