Sunday, February 26, 2012

New Study Reveals Bilingualism Helps Children in Literacy Skills

A new research from York University in Toronto, Canada shows that children who speak two languages are better equipped in understanding the structure of a language.

This new research, which has been published in the online issue of Child Development journal on February 8, 2012, shows that children gain these literacy skills no matter what two languages they speak.

The same team who did this study also found that bilingualism helps delay the onset of Alzheimer's disease.

Read the full story  here: http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2012/02/08/bilingual-children-brain.html