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A local school district is trying to decide if it is best to start learning a foreign language in elementary school or high school. Which response BEST supports brain research?
Elementary school because students can only gain language skills between the ages of seven and nine.
Elementary school as the “prime time” for language development is between the ages of 10 months and 10 years.
High school because students must be older than 13 to be able to gain language skills.
High school because the brain has more room to add more language connections.
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"Elementary school as the ‘prime time’ for language development is between the ages of 10 months and 10 years."
Brain research supports early language learning because young children have greater neuroplasticity and a sensitive (often called "critical") period for acquiring native-like pronunciation and grammar. Early exposure builds phonological, vocabulary, and syntactic foundations more easily than later learning — though older learners can still make substantial gains.
Brain research supports early language learning because young children have greater neuroplasticity and a sensitive (often called "critical") period for acquiring native-like pronunciation and grammar. Early exposure builds phonological, vocabulary, and syntactic foundations more easily than later learning — though older learners can still make substantial gains.
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