“There are no disadvantages to raising children bilingually” Linguist Jürgen Meisel encourages parents to take advantage of children’s innate language ability from birth Interview by Caroline Smrstik Gentner / October 7, 2019
Pathways to literacy for multilingual children Kids who speak a language at home that is linguistically similar to the language of literacy in the school leverage that knowledge by Dwyer Gunn / July 29, 2019
“I learned to see my students with different eyes” On the value of engaging with students’ diverse cultural backgrounds by Maja K. Schachner / April 15, 2019
Dispelling a common misconception about children’s learning High-quality exposure to both heritage language and language of instruction can help reduce achievement gaps by Orhan Agirdag / April 10, 2019
Bilingual at school Advantage or disadvantage for learning? by Annie Brookman-Byrne / January 21, 2019
The importance of faces for infants’ learning Just like books are educational tools used to promote language development, faces are also educational tools during the first year of life by Lisa Scott / October 24, 2018
Immigrant children and communication disorders The challenges of acquiring English while maintaining the heritage language by Carla Kekejian / June 18, 2018
“Babies’ brains are equipped to handle more than one language” Language learning begins much earlier than one might think, and numerous factors play an essential role in that process, Janet Werker says Interview by Sabine Gysi / May 30, 2018
Window for learning second language may remain open longer than thought But achieving fluency like a native speaker in a foreign language requires starting to speak the language by 10 years old by Julianne Hill / May 17, 2018
For children with dyslexia, multilingualism can be beneficial The key is to consider language learning skills and motivation for each language separately by Catherine McBride / March 12, 2018
How to deal with multilingualism in classrooms Dominique Rauch explains that multilingual classrooms are a benefit for all students Interview by Alexandra Güntzer / December 13, 2017
Early language training improves opportunities for immigrant children High-quality child care and parenting skills have a significant effect on the success of immigrant children in learning a second language Interview by Cathrin Jerie / June 20, 2017
