Links

Need more information on French language education in Saskatchewan?

Saskatchewan resources:

• Consult Saskatchewan Learning's information on francophone schools (www.sasked.gov.sk.ca/branches/omlo/infoparent/livrets/fransaskois/index.html)

and French immersion programs (www.sasked.gov.sk.ca/branches/omlo/infoparent/livrets/immersion/index.shtml)

• Francophone schools are located across the province - click on the link for a map as well as detailed information on the schools managed by the Conseil des écoles fransaskoises (French school board),

• To locate the French immersion school nearest you, check out this map,

• Canadian Parents for French provides a wealth of information on French-language programs in Saskatchewan, and answers to the many questions parents have, at their bilingual website.

• To obtain copies of Saskatchewan's education laws, visit http://www.publications.gov.sk.ca/details.cfm?p=487

Still convinced that learning French is important in Saskatchewan? Check out what our neighbours to the West are saying about the importance of learning another language:

• Click here to consult Alberta Learning's report on enhancing second language learning,

• For more information on how learning a second language enhances children's academic ability, consult the review conducted by the Language Research Centre of University of Calgary.

Other

• The Ontario initiative French for the Future, now in its 10^th year, continues to work with students, schools, businesses and communities to support French language education and celebrate French language and culture.

RESEARCH SUPPORTING THE EASE OF LEARNING A SECOND LANGUAGE AT AN EARLY AGE

Why Is It Easier for Young Children to Learn a New Language?   Web site totally in English

Fostering Second Language Development in Young Children   Web site totally in English

Early Child Development - The Building Blocks for Successful Society    Web site totally in English

What's forte francité familioscolaire in ExogamEnglish : the presence and use of French within the family and in school    Web site in English

BABIES AND BILINGUALISM

Bilingual Babies Get a Head Start    Web site totally in English

Bilingual Babies -- a Sign of the Times: Teaching Toddlers New Languages Can Help Them Later in Life   Web site totally in English

Babies Raised in Bilingual Homes Learn New Words Differently than Infants Learning One Language    Web site totally in English

Brain magic - how your baby's brain develops   Web site totally in English

THE BENEFITS OF LEARNING A SECOND LANGUAGE

Bilingual patients get Alzheimer's later   Web site totally in English

Being Bilingual Boosts Brain Power : Second Language Brain Benefits Start in Childhood, Study Shows   Web site totally in English

Bilingual teaching   Web site in French

The benefits of a second language   Web site in French

Bilingualism explained to parents   Web site in French

PRESERVE THE FRANCOPHONIE IDENTITY

The French Canadian community living outside of Quebec says that Francophonie still has its place    Web site in French