Leon Panetta, former Director of the CIA and Secretary of Defense, has written an article for the San Francisco Chronicle detailing the importance of language acquisition going forward for the United States. According to the article, “Americans are losing out because so few speak a second language,” creating a “dangerous myopia” in which we are … Continue reading Avoiding a Dangerous Myopia: Importance of Being Bilingual
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A New Study on Dual Language Learners in Kindergarten: Why Do We Sacrifice Home Language?
New America, a non-partisan think tank, discusses the National Center for Education Statistics’ most recent study on the educational experience of dual language learners (DLLs) in kindergarten. The study, titled “English Language Program Participation Among Students in the Kindergarten Class of 2010–11: Spring 2011 to Spring 2012,” is written by Jeremy Redford of the American … Continue reading A New Study on Dual Language Learners in Kindergarten: Why Do We Sacrifice Home Language?