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Information For Parents

Information about Language Learning for Parents

Here are some great links which provides information about the cognitive benefits of early language learning:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationopinion/10126883/Why-learn-a-foreign-language-Benefits-of-bilingualism.html

https://www.actfl.org/guiding-principles/benefits-language-learning

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZANBvuS_iDU&sns=em

The following video is an Interview with Professor Ellen Bialystok, distinguished researcher about Language Acquisition at York University, Laura-Ann Petitto, Neuroscientist researcher at University of Toronto and a teacher at Ryerson Community school in Toronto.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hW_qpta6zb4

Information about Language Acquisition and the different stages that students move through in individual paces when acquire a language.

http://www.colorincolorado.org/article/language-acquisition-overview

https://education.cu-portland.edu/blog/news/five-stages-of-second-language-acquisition/

https://www.actfl.org/sites/default/files/pd/presentations/2017/Bringing%20Proficiency%20into%20the%20Classroom.pdf

Information about the importance of staying in the TL: 90% or plus!

https://www.actfl.org/sites/default/files/pdfs/TLE_pdf/TLE_Oct12_Article.pdf

The Importance of Listening Comprehension Skill

https://www.fluentu.com/blog/the-importance-of-listening-in-language-learning/

https://gianfrancoconti.wordpress.com/2017/08/15/eight-listening-research-findings-every-teacher-should-be-aware-of-and-their-implications-for-teaching-and-learning/

Information about our Program and the Expectations after Fourth Grade

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1sQYnN7v-WzprIhkm6c9V8F3DisqAtlDSunTSCPqw7Uo/edit#slide=id.p17