Benefits of Early Immersion:
- Students achieve fluency in Spanish and English.
- There is a correlation with increased overall achievement in school, including math, science and literacy.
- Bilingual students have competitive advantages in the workforce and higher education.
- Spanish immersion students experience the cognitive benefits of being bilingual, including enhanced critical thinking, problem solving and communication skills.
Research on early immersion indicates that young children are able to learn a second language or more with native proficiency, while experiencing cognitive benefits that positively impact their brains' flexibility and problem solving skills.
Resources
Top Ten Answers for Parents about Immersion Education http://www.carla.umn.edu/immersion/acie/vol10/may2007_parentsten.html
What the Research Says about Immersion http://www.carla.umn.edu/immersion/documents/ImmersionResearch_TaraFortune.html
Parent FAQs regarding Two Way Immersion, from the Center for Applied Linguistics:
http://www.cal.org/twi/toolkit/PI/P_QA/parent_qs.htm
What Parents Want to Know About Foreign Language Immersion Programs: http://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED482493
FAQs regarding Two Way Immersion, from the Center for Applied Linguistics:
http://www.cal.org/twi/faq.htm
Interesting article in Education News on the cognitive benefits of learning a second language at an early age: http://www.educationnews.org/parenting/language-immersion-especially-early-on-helps-kids/
Resources
Top Ten Answers for Parents about Immersion Education http://www.carla.umn.edu/immersion/acie/vol10/may2007_parentsten.html
What the Research Says about Immersion http://www.carla.umn.edu/immersion/documents/ImmersionResearch_TaraFortune.html
Parent FAQs regarding Two Way Immersion, from the Center for Applied Linguistics:
http://www.cal.org/twi/toolkit/PI/P_QA/parent_qs.htm
What Parents Want to Know About Foreign Language Immersion Programs: http://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED482493
FAQs regarding Two Way Immersion, from the Center for Applied Linguistics:
http://www.cal.org/twi/faq.htm
Interesting article in Education News on the cognitive benefits of learning a second language at an early age: http://www.educationnews.org/parenting/language-immersion-especially-early-on-helps-kids/