Students who acquire advanced levels of proficiency in second languages often experience certain cognitive and linguistic advantages when compared to monolingual students.
(Cummins,1981; Lambert, Genesee, Halolbow & Chatrand 1993)
Students who are exposed to a second language at an early age have a better chance to learn and be more successful in the acquisition of a second language.
(Cognitive Neuroscientist Laura Ann Petitto, 2004)
There is increasing evidence that phonological awareness transfers across languages.
(e.g., Durgunoglu & Verhoeven, 1998; Geva, 2000)