Top 10 statements about English Language Learners

10.  1 out 4 children come to school speaking 63 other languages.

9.  Information is a chemical.

8.  When you teach, you are actually changing the structure of the student's brain.

7.  5-10 years of age is the optimal time for second language learning to occur.  It is not detrimental to a child if they start to learn a new language early.

6.  Elementary and Middle School is the best time to learn a second language.

5.  Individuals can make cognitive and linguistic gains exceeding that of their monolingual peers.

4.  The two hardest things in life to handle is success and failure.

3.  Create educational programs to accelerate not remediate the learner.

2.  What is learning?  It is a biological process invented for survival.

1.  Being bilingual is a great asset to all students!