Language Research

Second Language Acquision

This section includes information regarding second language acquisition, with some websites providing indigenous language specific support.

• American Speech-Language-Hearing Association -  http://www.asha.org/public/speech/development/second/ 
• Learning a Second Language: How Parents Can Help - http://www.greatschools.org/students/academic-skills/546-learning-a-second-language.gs
• ARTICLE: Second Language Acquisition and Cultural Diversity - http://education.vermont.gov/documents/guide_94_02.pdf
  
• ARTICLE: The Importance of Parental Involvement in Language Acquisition and Activities and Techniques to Enhance the Home-School Connection - http://digitalcommons.wustl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1297&context=pacs_capstones
• Should You Talk to Your Child in a Different Language? - http://www.slate.com/blogs/lexicon_valley/2014/10/08/raising_bilingual_kids_should_you_speak_to_children_in_your_second_language.html
• Bilingualism (Ancestral Language Maintenance) Among Native American, Vietnamese American, and Hispanic American College Students - http://www.ncela.us/files/rcd/BE021536/Bilinguals_Among_Native.pdf 
• The Benefits of Second Language Acquisition and Teaching for Indigenous Language Educators  - http://jaie.asu.edu/v39/V39I3A2.pdf

General Discussion regarding Language Immersion Schools

This section includes information regarding language immersion preschools, this information can help parents feel more secure as they read about the struggles and successes that other preschools have had. 

• Say What? Exploring Language-Immersion Preschools - https://www.parentmap.com/article/say-what-exploring-language-immersion-preschools
• Top Ten Answers for Parents about Immersion Education - http://www.carla.umn.edu/immersion/acie/vol10/may2007_parentsten.html
  
• What the Research Says About Immersion - http://www.carla.umn.edu/immersion/documents/ImmersionResearch_TaraFortune.html
• Cognitive Benefits of Learning Language - http://www.actfl.org/advocacy/discover-languages/for-parents/cognitive
  

Native American Focused Language Immersion Preschools

These websites include information regarding indigenous language specific preschools

• Language Immersion Benefits to Native American Communities - http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2011/05/22/language-immersion-benefits-native-american-communities-34763
• Teaching the Whole Child: Language Immersion and Student Achievement - http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2014/09/01/teaching-whole-child-language-immersion-and-student-achievement-156685
• Native American Language Immersion: Innovative Native Education for Children & Families - http://www.collegefund.org/userfiles/file/ImmersionBook.pdf
• Lessons in Immersion Instruction from the American Indian Language Development Institute (AILDI) - http://aildi.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/aildi-30-year-book-19-ivan-ozbolt-lessons-in-immersion-instruction-from-aildi.pdf
• Benefits of Indigenous language learning - http://pages.uoregon.edu/nwili/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/forwebpageBenefitsL2_ECE10_17_14.pdf
• Native American Language Revitalization Legislation in the 113th Congress - http://www.linguisticsociety.org/content/native-american-language-revitalization-legislation-113th-congress
• Preserving Native Languages: No Time to Waste - http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ana/preserving-native-languages-article