tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2702979832958194522.post6298816717561637060..comments2023-05-28T03:59:34.833-05:00Comments on Open Wide the World: Je vous présente: Language StarsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01838323025840477873noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2702979832958194522.post-42405511005505318602013-03-04T21:39:44.942-06:002013-03-04T21:39:44.942-06:00Well, they're not in Texas... yet... but I hea...Well, they're not in Texas... yet... but I hear Houston is one of their first stops when they expand. Hoping you're close, although I know TX is a big place.<br /><br />Thanks for the blog props! Nice to have you, especially on your birthday!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00065909809645006642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2702979832958194522.post-18464434763856458592013-03-04T20:17:38.504-06:002013-03-04T20:17:38.504-06:00Wow - that sounds like a great program. I am goin...Wow - that sounds like a great program. I am going to have to look into that! Love the blog by the way!<br /><br />Amy<br /><a href="http://www.teachinginbluejeans.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Teaching in Blue Jeans</a>amy michhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10301123973129756411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2702979832958194522.post-46220563086480560012013-03-01T11:05:59.254-06:002013-03-01T11:05:59.254-06:00Wowzers! We just love language for the way it open...Wowzers! We just love language for the way it opens up the world, and all the benefits it has in early learning. I had no idea that it had such significant life-long effects! Thanks so much for that information, Dr. KCC!!! I might have to do some research and post on that in the future. Hope you stop in again to keep us posted as research unfolds!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00065909809645006642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2702979832958194522.post-26760096195839657202013-03-01T04:02:04.587-06:002013-03-01T04:02:04.587-06:00It is excellent to hear about getting children int...It is excellent to hear about getting children interested in a second language early! Research has shown that learning and being fluent in a second language has lots of benefits: bilingual children outperform monolingual ones on tests of creativity; kids learning a second language have a bigger overall vocabulary (they potentially know twice as many words as a monolingual); and they have increased cognitive control and increased grey matter in left parietal regions of the brain. All of this doesn't just help them as kids. Recent studies show that people who speak two languages regularly and fluently see the onset of neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's up to 7 years later than monolinguals. So keep up all of your great work on teaching Mag a second language! Dr. KC Conklinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13114556218589279583noreply@blogger.com