The Language Together Learning System blends new and established research.
Recommended Articles
Cognitive benefits of learning language
— from American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
http://www.actfl.org/advocacy/discover-languages/for-parents/cognitive
Benefits of learning a second language at an early age
— from American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
http://www.actfl.org/advocacy/discover-languages/for-parents/benefits
Top ten benefits of early language learning (BBC Early Advantage)
— from American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
http://www.early-advantage.com/articles/topten.aspx
How children learn language
— William O’Grady, Cambridge University Press
http://linguistlist.org/pubs/cupmag/pdf/O'grady%20article.pdf
How do children acquire language?
— FAQ-Language Acquisition, Linguistic Society of America
http://www.linguisticsociety.org/resource/faq-how-do-we-learn-language
Recommended Books
The Language Instinct: How the Mind Creates Language
— Steven Pinker (Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 1994)
Languages and Children (Making the Match: New Languages for Young Learners, Grades K-8)
— Helena Curtain, Carol Ann Dahlberg (Pearson 1998)
Free Voluntary Reading
— Stephen D. Krashen (Libraries Unlimited, 2011.)