... Redmond, former president of the National Network for Early Language Learning. (http://www.wfu.edu/wfunews/2001/071701f.htm ) All of these abilities are useful and necessary later on in higher lever courses in middle school and high school. Research shows that children who learn a foreign language at a young age also do better on standardized tests than children who do not." Children who have studied a foreign language in elementary school achieve expected gains and even have higher scores on standardized tests in reading, language arts and mathematics than those who have not (Masciantonio, 1977; Rafferty, 1986). (http://www.learnnc.org/DPI/instserv.nsf/d5b979cf5031f14185256660004f57ab/3086ccece4247c85852566cd004b21e9?OpenDocument) While learning foreign languages, children will also gain an understanding of other cultures. Children learning English as their second language are also successful learning another foreign language. When asked when children should begin learning a foreign a language, Emilia Marks, an OU modern language professor said, "When they are babies, but if not, as soon ...

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