How Speaking Two Languages Helps Your Child Succeed in School
By Palabra Garden
Parent concern number one: “If I raise my child bilingual, will it affect their English? Will they struggle in school?” Parent concern number two: “What if bilingualism distracts from academics in the early years?” I hear these questions constantly, and I understand them. You want your child to succeed. You want them to read at grade level, perform well in math, and not fall behind. The idea that adding a second language might interfere with that is understandably scary.
Parent concern number one: “If I raise my child bilingual, will it affect their English? Will they struggle in school?”
What this post covers
- Executive Function: The Cognitive Superpower of Bilingualism
- Reading Comprehension and Literacy Skills
- Math Problem Solving and Abstract Thinking
- Standardized Test Performance
- Social and Emotional Skills
- The Research Is Actually Pretty Clear
- What About in the Early Years?
- How to Set Your Child Up for School Success in Both Languages
- Share This With Skeptics
- Your Child’s Bilingual Future
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