Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Encouraging multilingualism at home could benefit kids with autism spectrum disorders, the researchers conclude, and could even ...

Multilingual students read and comprehend more when teaching materials are culturally relevant to them, as veteran North Carolina educator Terri Ashchi ...

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Children of multilingual immigrants frequently serve as “little interpreters” for their families and communities. They assist with translation during doctors’ appointments, help make sense of utility ...

About 5.7 million Australians speak a language other than English at home. Most multilingual children spend their school days speaking English and during term-time, home languages often take a back ...

The celebration of International Mother Language Day was the initiative of Bangladesh. It has been observed throughout the world since 2000. Today, the Day continues to amplify voices like Naomi’s, ...

It’s true. According to researchers, babies are born with a special gift: their developing brains can tell the difference between the approximately 800 sounds that make up all the languages in the ...

Study reveals multilingual children with autism show stronger cognitive skills and social communication, highlighting the potential benefits of multilingual exposure. Study: Multilingualism impacts ...

A new study shows that encouraging bilingualism at home has many cognitive benefits for children, which may be particularly helpful in kids with autism spectrum disorder. According to research ...

When foreign parents settle in Austria, language is often one of their main concerns. How can children be raised to grow up ...

Developmental language disorder (DLD) affects about eight per cent of children globally, severely impairing their ability to learn, use, and understand spoken language. Diagnosing DLD in multilingual ...