Additional Resources for Parents

For most parents, raising a child bi-lingual is not nearly as simple as it may seem. The resources below are intended to help answer questions you may have and provide resources for those who want to give the valuable gift of a second language to their children. If you have any suggestions for adding to this page, please email Jared Hansen at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Research related to children learning a second language:

Websites:

Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL): This section of the CAL website has wealth of information and research regarding language learning for children
Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition: The U.S. Department of Education center at the University of Minnesota also has an abundance of research regarding language learning.
National Network for Early Language Learning: A community for providing leadership and support for teaching and learning languages at an early age.
Educational Research and Information Center: U.S. Department of Education collection of research on education

Publications:

Article on the benefits of learning a second language at a young age
This bibliography of research on immersion education answer many questions regarding outcomes of teaching children a second language.
What Have We Learned from 30 Years of Immersion Education Learning a language at an early age does not confuse children, or put them behind in school subjects in English.
Top Ten Most Consistent Findings from research on Immersion Education
Answers to parents' common questions about immersion education
Why, How and When should my child learn a Second Language? A brochure from the Center for Applied Linguistics. Includes a list of benefits of learning a foreign language and references to research.
News summary of findings from UCLA nueroscientist explaining how
children learning languages use parts of their brains that adults don't use.

Help for parents raising their children bi-lingual

Duolingual Parenting strategies by Dr. Trevor McKee (Coming soon)
Help for setting up an immersion school in your area (Coming soon)

Educational books and materials to help young Spanish learners

Club Leo (Scholastic Books)
Spanglish Books

International Language Programs:

McKee Language Schools is owned and operated by International Language Programs (ILP), a Utah-based organization co-founded in 1992 by the late Dr. Trevor McKee, author of the McKee Language Systems. ILP has had programs to teach children second languages throughout the world in countries such as Russia, Ukraine, China, Mexico, Lithuania, Taiwan, Japan, and elsewhere.