[…] Nancy Rhodes, a senior consultant for world language education at the Center for Applied Linguistics in Washington, D.C., said recent studies have pointed to a number of ways early absorption of a foreign tongue can boost children’s development.

“Research has shown students who study languages score higher in creativity and problem-solving.” Those are attributes that can apply across academic subjects.

Rhodes added: “Learning a second language actually enhances their native language skills.”

Before striking out on her own, Petit Paris operator Anna Maria Skop introduced French language to Harper and fellow students while working at another local preschool.

“After two to three months, the kids were speaking French between them,” Skop said. More.

See: TribLIVE

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