Los Chicos | Learn Spanish with your kids
Spanish Lessons, Spanish Books and Learning Resources for Children and Adults in Auckland, New Zealand.
What a second language can do for your brain, why start early and why Spanish is the right language for you and your child to learn.
Combining scientific research about language acquisition with our own first hand experiences with our children, there are several advantages to starting a bilingual program early:
Neurological/cognitive capacity
Exposure to second language is the greatest because of your influence
Motivation and receptiveness is unaffected by anxiety or resistance
Less effort and concentration required
We now know that in the early years, the brain establishes many connections and pathways which lay the foundation for thinking, language, and future functioning. Repetition helps to etch these pathways into the brain. Once they have become strengthened sufficiently, they become permanent.
From the age of 10 until late adolescence, the brain begins to prune [...]
It’s clear to most of us that speaking multiple languages is a good thing, and that being bilingual provides undeniable advantages in life. Research has shown that the effects of growing up bilingually give children an ”edge” or advantage over monolinguals in these areas:
Cognitive
Enhanced creativity and mental flexibility (how we think about the world)
Improved academic [...]
This is a great book to read to school aged children. When I read it in Spanish to my five year old
This book is fun because it is humorous and the text rhymes in a way that is pleasant to read.
