Tots easily learn Spanish while they pick up English

Early education is especially important for learning a language. Children are particularly tuned in to acquiring language and figuring out how language is built, said Michael Everson, an associate professor in the University of Iowa College of Education who specializes in foreign language acquisition.

“Very early, children can break this code that there are different sounds in the language,” Everson said. “(Nursery rhymes and poems) help kids develop … how the sound system of their language works.”

However, few schools integrate second language education into preschool or elementary education. In some schools, students don’t have the opportunity to take a language until high school, leaving parents responsible for exposing their child to another language. And unless a child is raised in an environment in which more than one language is spoken, giving them ample exposure to a second language can mean shopping through a baffling array of programs, classes and media.”*

*From: http://www.desmoinesregister.com
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