Some information on learning a foreign language

Schools everywhere agree that experience with a foreign language can help children succeed in their academic endeavors throughout life. That is why so many schools have foreign language programs. While most foreign language classes in the United States aren’t offered in schools until the high school level, there is an increasing number of elementary schools that are acquiring foreign language programs. In 1997, 31% of elementary schools had some sort of foreign language program (Branaman & Rhodes, 1998). Marcos says that "children may derive other benefits from early language instruction, including improved overall school performance and superior problem-solving skills" (1997). If children start at an early age they will have more time to study their foreign language before the SAT rolls around and because they would have been studying that other language for a longer time, they will be more likely to receive a higher score.