Bilingual children have a better ‘working memory’ than monolingual children

Source: Science Daily
Story flagged by: Lucia Leszinsky

A study conducted at the University of Granada and the University of York in Toronto, Canada, has revealed that bilingual children develop a better working memory -which holds, processes and updates information over short periods of time- than monolingual children. The working memory plays a major role in the execution of a wide range of activities, such as mental calculation (since we have to remember numbers and operate with them) or reading comprehension (given that it requires associating the successive concepts in a text). More >>

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Bilingual children have a better 'working memory' than monolingual children
Mark Thompson
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More evidence, as if it were needed. Feb 26, 2013

Well flagged Lucia, thanks - as a father separated from my son's wife, I don't get to see my boy every day, but when we spend time together 2-3 times per week and alternate weekends, I speak Portuguese and English with him.
The article is yet further evidence that using different languages is really, really good exercise for the old grey matter...and what better time to start than in childhood.


 

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