Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Encouraging multilingualism at home could benefit kids with autism spectrum disorders, the researchers conclude, and could even ...

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Does exposure to more than one language make a child a better communicator? Well, a pair of studies out of Chicago suggest it does. The first study looked at children 4 to 6 years old, and the second ...

It’s true. According to researchers, babies are born with a special gift: their developing brains can tell the difference between the approximately 800 sounds that make up all the languages in the ...

There is clear evidence that learning in multiple languages, starting with the mother tongue and then gradually adding national and global languages, is good for cognitive abilities and does not ...

Children of multilingual immigrants frequently serve as “little interpreters” for their families and communities. They assist with translation during doctors’ appointments, help make sense of utility ...

About 5.7 million Australians speak a language other than English at home. Most multilingual children spend their school days speaking English and during term-time, home languages often take a back ...

A new study shows that encouraging bilingualism at home has many cognitive benefits for children, which may be particularly helpful in kids with autism spectrum disorder. According to research ...

The celebration of International Mother Language Day was the initiative of Bangladesh. It has been observed throughout the world since 2000. Today, the Day continues to amplify voices like Naomi’s, ...

Author Claude Alain Solliard is excited to introduce his latest creation, "Marcelin and Marcy: Two Elephants for a Cleaner World." This educational children's book, available in English, Spanish, and ...

A Pashto alphabet book is among the new 300-books in the Children’s World Languages collection at Albany Public Library. (Courtesy of Albany Public Library) Spanish translations of Dav Pilkey’s ...