The ability to make friends and apply for a wider range of jobs aren’t the only benefits
of enrolling children in French immersion – research also shows that learning a new language can promote brain plasticity, reading speed, and decision-making.
“The main message that I want to give is, be realistic,” she said. “There are many, many wonderful things about French immersion. It’s an excellent program, but it’s not going to turn children into fully bilingual communicators.” After two years of advocacy, the Chambly County School Board agreed to one fully French kindergarten class at the Margaret Pendlebury Elementary School in Saint-Lambert.
“Bilingualism does change the brain in a small sense, and it does create brain plasticity in children’s brains,” said Bialystok, and they see this evidence within infants.— Dr. Ellen BialystokWhen a child learns piano, the specific brain connections needed to play the instrument become faster. “Why does this matter? Because some of those channels needed to manage two languages are needed for other activities.”
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