Research in early child development and language learning shows that children thrive academically when they have been supported emotionally and validated individually.
University of California Davis Dr. Wrye Sententia, the co-founder and director of The Center for Cognitive Liberty & Ethics, the president of Multilingual Advantage, and also the author of the book, Babies without Borders: How to Raise Bilingual Children, says that:
“Early bilingual learners are slower to begin using both languages; but over time bilingual learners actually show positive gains over mono-language learners for accelerated cognitive development.
One of the world's leading authorities on immersion education, Fred Genesee of McGill University, mentions in his book "Learning Through Two Languages: Studies in Immersion and Bilingual Education" (1987, Newbury House), defines immersion as the following:
"Generally speaking, at least 50 percent of instruction during a given academic year must be provided through the second language for the program to be regarded as immersion. Programs in which one subject and language arts are taught through the second language are generally identified as enriched second language programs." (p.1)
Read Dee’s teaching philosophy for more.
For more information about Dr. Wrye Sententia, please check out her bilingual training and resources at Multilingual Advantage as well as her "Babies Without Borders" blog site.
University of California Davis Dr. Wrye Sententia, the co-founder and director of The Center for Cognitive Liberty & Ethics, the president of Multilingual Advantage, and also the author of the book, Babies without Borders: How to Raise Bilingual Children, says that:
“Early bilingual learners are slower to begin using both languages; but over time bilingual learners actually show positive gains over mono-language learners for accelerated cognitive development.
- Research in 1980s-1990s links bilingualism in high school students with larger vocabularies in both languages.
- Research points to greater flexibility in complex “problem solving”
One of the world's leading authorities on immersion education, Fred Genesee of McGill University, mentions in his book "Learning Through Two Languages: Studies in Immersion and Bilingual Education" (1987, Newbury House), defines immersion as the following:
"Generally speaking, at least 50 percent of instruction during a given academic year must be provided through the second language for the program to be regarded as immersion. Programs in which one subject and language arts are taught through the second language are generally identified as enriched second language programs." (p.1)
Read Dee’s teaching philosophy for more.
For more information about Dr. Wrye Sententia, please check out her bilingual training and resources at Multilingual Advantage as well as her "Babies Without Borders" blog site.