Did you know?

Here are snippets of information that we thought might be pertinent to you, the parent or educator interested in bilingual education.

“…it has been shown that, compared to their monolingual peers, bilingual children are better able to focus their attention on relevant information and ignore irrelevant distractions.” (Canadian Council of Learning, 2008)

“According to the 2001 Canadian census, people who speak both official languages had a median income ($24,974) that was nearly 10% higher than that of those who speak English only ($22,987) and 40% higher than that of those who speak French only ($17,659).” (Canadian Council of Learning, 2008)

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Canadian Council on Learning. 2008. Do you speak English? Les avantages du bilinguisme au Canada. http://www.ccl-cca.ca/CCL/Reports/LessonsInLearning/LinL20081016Bilingualism.htm?Language=EN

And here are some more interesting stats:

“According to an Environics poll conducted in 2004, 86% of all Canadians indicate it is important for their children to learn a second language.”

“Immersion students, especially those in early immersion, have been found to perform as well as native French students on tests of reading and listening comprehension.”

“In a recent Ontario study, early-immersion students in grade 3 and grade 6 were found to perform as well as their English-school counterparts on English reading and writing skills.”

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Canadian Council on Learning. 2007. French-immersion Education in Canada.
http://www.ccl-cca.ca/CCL/Reports/LessonsInLearning/LinL20070517_French_Immersion_programs.htm?Language=EN