The early study of a second language offers many
benefits for students including academic achievement, positive attitudes
toward diversity, flexibility in thinking, sensitivity to language, and
increases in self-esteem and creativity.
The youngest brains have the greatest aptitude for absorbing language
and that someone who is bilingual at a young age will have an easier
time learning a third or fourth language later on.
An unofficial list of FLES programs in NYS
http://www.nysaflt.org/documents/pdf/misc/flesprograms.pdf
For information on teacher certification for
foreign languages, click here
http://eservices.nysed.gov/teach/certhelp/CertRequirementHelp.do
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