Language Acquisition Resources

Articles & Research Studies: 

Ten Benefits of Learning a Second Language (Lead with Languages) 
What Parents Want to Know About Foreign Language Immersion Education (CARLA)  
Science Reveals Something Surprising About People Who Speak More Than One Language (NIC) 
Bilingual Children Show Advantage in Noisy Classrooms (BBC) 
Chinese Language Learning in the Early Grades (ASIA Society) 
Why Immersion? (CARLA)
Dual Language and Immersion Family Resources (CARLA) 
7 Reasons Why Learning Mandarin Chinese is Important (Keats Chinese) 
Why Bilingual Students Have a Cognitive Advantage for Learning to Read (Waterford)
 
Websites: 
Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition (CARLA)
Minnesota Advocates for Immersion Network (MAIN) 
American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)
Lead with Languages
 
Videos: 
Language Immersion Education in Minnesota (CARLA) 
The Benefits of a Bilingual Brain (TED-Ed)