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Brain Development in Bilingual Children

Brain Development in Bilingual Children. By: Kristen Heusinger , Jenna Kubricht, and Lauren Morgan. Movie Overview. A child’s parents need to speak their native languages to the child. Infants learn two languages as if they were learning one.

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Brain Development in Bilingual Children

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  1. Brain Development in Bilingual Children By: Kristen Heusinger, Jenna Kubricht, and Lauren Morgan

  2. Movie Overview • A child’s parents need to speak their native languages to the child. • Infants learn two languages as if they were learning one. • Language needs to be reinforced to keep brain connections active. • Speaking multiple languages boosts brain development. • Speaking two languages causes children to think, understand and analyze. • Consistency and commitment from both parents is vital.

  3. Basic Facts • Critical period: Birth to puberty • Delays age-related dementia • Simultaneous learning vs. sequential learning • Enhanced ability to concentrate as adult • Greater understanding of cultures • Greater recovery after brain injuries • By ages 2-3 they are sorting out and by 7 they have a strong grasp on the languages • Multitasking

  4. Cognitive Benefits • Greater creativity • Organizing, planning, • Setting goals and anticipating outcomes • Greater focus and ability to tune out • Concept formation • Analogical reasoning • Visual/Spatial • Literacy Development • More freedom in learning • Denser brain matter in left hemisphere • Altered brain structure • Brain activity in the right hemisphere

  5. Myths • Confusion • Speech impairment's • Takes more energy and brain space • Mixing languages • Slower language development • There’s only one way to do it • Limited vocabulary • Literacy disabilities • They’re just not as intelligent • The two languages were learned independently and would not transfer to the other language

  6. Now go and raise your children bilingually!

  7. Bibliography • " Society for Neuroscience - The Bilingual Brain ." Society for Neuroscience. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Sept. 2010.http://sfn.org/index.aspx?pagename=brainBriefings_thebilingualbrain. • "BrainConnection.com - The Cognitive Advantages of Balanced Bilingualism - Page 2." BrainConnection: The Brain and Learning. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Sept. 2010.http://brainconnection.positscience.com/topics/?main=fa/cognitive-bilingualism2 • "The impact of bilingualism on overall language development." All about child brain development and early child development. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Sept. 2010.http://www.brainy-child.com/article/bilingual.shtml • myvlog365. " YouTube - Learning Multiple Languages ." YouTube - Broadcast Yourself. . N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Sept. 2010.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-vWK5NrW2Mhttp://www.carla.umn.edu/immersion/ACIE/vol10/may2007_parentsten.html.

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