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foreign language exposure for one language children under 10 #867180

Asked May 06, 2024, 8:56 AM EDT

We are looking into providing some foreing language books with a recorded reader in our elementary school library. Is this being researched anywhere?

Wayne County Michigan

Expert Response

Good Morning!  I need to do a little research to find out -- in a quick look, I'm not finding anyone with MSU Extension currently doing that type of research.  So, in the meantime, here's an article written by one of our former Extension youth experts and some other research already done.

https://www.canr.msu.edu/news/advantages_of_a_bilingual_brain 
https://www.cogsci.msu.edu/DSS/2015-2016/Bialystok/Bialystok_2012_Bilingualism.pdf

Can you tell me a little bit more about the research you're interested in?  Are you looking for "best practices" in teaching multi-languages to kids? Or, more about the benefits?

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