How Preschoolers Build Executive Functions With Language Immersion
Preschoolers work hard and learn new things all the time. They develop skills, develop self-esteem, and work hard to fit into new environments and relationships. Preschools learning a second language, such as Spanish, require a sequence of cognitive abilities called executive function skills. Language immersion reinforces these skills and provides lifelong benefits to children. According to scientists, the 4 main executive functions are: Verbal working memory Self-awareness Self-regulation Self-motivation Verbal Working Memory & Language Immersion As per research that students who learn a second language in a school perform better on verbal working memory performance. Verbal working memory is the capacity to retain numbers, letters, words, and other objects. Having a decent verbal working memory could improve assessment and evaluation achievement in the future. Preschoolers learn languages in many different ways. They can be exposed to language at a young age through sight, hearin...