Benefits of Bilingualism

Researchers from the University of Sydney have recently found evidence that culturally diverse people might resist symptoms for frontotemporal dementia, for longer. Calling for more in-depth diagnostic criteria in dementia cases, the researchers have found that people born overseas with a different native tongue to English, can tolerate the disease for longer before symptoms begin to take a toll. Published in the Journal of Neurology and led by Ms Amira Skeggs, a clinical researcher at the School of Psychology, the study focuses on one of three types of the dementia known as behavioural variant frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD). BvFTD is a

With continued training, professional development, and the support of bilingual staff, service providers can support the preservation of bilingualism within the family unit.

“They are very grateful and happy that we decided to raise our kids bilingual,” said Paola Eldredge.

Language and culture are intertwined, and many Latino Americans are seeking to learn or improve their Spanish to form deeper connections with family and their own identities.

Preschoolers learn a new language quickly in a bilingual immersion classroom. Learn how German International School Chicago makes this happen and why it matters.

Multilingual learners at West Aurora High School in Illinois garnered outstanding results when personally invited to a free testing opportunity to earn biliteracy recognition. The project shows great promise for English learners everywhere. The 23 students who participated could collectively save at least $25,000 in college tuition. It also had a positive impact on students, their families, and the community by highlighting the value their multilingualism brings to their postsecondary endeavors. West Aurora sought to increase the number of English learners earning the Seal of Biliteracy or Commendation toward Biliteracy. They ran their project using 2022 ACCESS 2.0 data and

Bilingualism at any level of expertise has been found to have neurological benefits

Being bilingual or multilingual has been proven to have countless beneficial impacts on the brains of those who speak more than one language.

'Santiago of the Seas' is on Nickelodeon, and hopes to bring children closer to the Spanish language.

Advocates for equal access to education say college rankings traditionally prioritize characteristics such as selectivity and prestige over student success and outcomes. But a new economic-mobility index incorporates data pointed such as return on investment for low-income students and percentage of Pell-eligible students enrolled. Dr.

Middle schoolers are becoming bilingual leaders at UNCG, practicing language skills and seeing college is possible.

In a speech last month, US Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona described the department’s aim for the year ahead as the harnessing of “the collective will to act boldly and unapologetically to address student underperformance and the decades of underinvestment in education.” Cardona promised that the Biden administration would focus on “substance, not sensationalism,” while emphasizing the need to increase teacher salaries and to offer students more opportunities to become multilingual: “It’s my intention to Raise the Bar so we can lead the world in advanced career and technical education,” explained Cardona. “And speaking of global competitiveness, if we are to

No matter how you say it, language is the key to keeping traditions and culture alive and vibrant in immigrant communities. That is particularly true for the three dominant immigrant groups in Dorchester and Mattapan who are working to keep their native languages alive among first-generation Americans.

Raising children with a home language different from the outside language offers many advantages, experts say.

An asset-based approach that incorporates a student's native language accelerates learning for emergent bilinguals.

Archbishop Borders School is the only Spanish-immersion Catholic school in the Archdiocese of Baltimore and one of the few dual-language schools in Baltimore.

One-third of Santa Fe school district residents speak Spanish, and number is expected to keep growing.

Lesson planning is a political act. Schools in the US, at the core, are designed to promote a monocultural and monolingual perspective of teaching and learning. As educators, the lessons we create and facilitate either support or dismantle educational systems that have historically marginalized specific student communities (Medina and Izquierdo, 2021). Black and Indigenous students of color (BISoC); language learners; children with specific academic, behavioral, and/or physical health needs; and students belonging to the LGBTQ2S+ community, among others, have been deprioritized in a schooling system that is centered on “Whiteness” and heteronormative ideologies and aligned with privilege resulting from English monolingualism.

Raquel Rocha teaches students in English and Spanish year round. She's part of Hillsborough County's Dual Language Immersion Program.

For Haitian Heritage Month this year, my heart swells with pride and joy that my American-born son will be participating in the Haitian Day Parade. His father and I registered him for the Mattahunt/Toussaint L’Ouverture Academy in Boston, as we are both Haitian immigrants who graduated from Boston Public Schools. We love the city of Boston and are extremely proud of the educational experiences that helped us grow and become who we are today. There were many factors that led us to say yes to the dual language program: the school was minutes away from our home; our child would

Increasingly, parents are realising that flexibility is key to navigating multiple languages, and cultures, within family life.