Secondary Online Resources for Students & Parents

Arlington Public Library Mango Languages website: https://library.arlingtonva.libguides.com/aboutmango
Arlington Public Library offers various ways of learning and practicing language, especially for children.
BBC Languages website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/languages
This site has resources, review games, and teaching videos in more than 30 languages.
Brain Pop websites:
- en español: https://esp.brainpop.com/
- en français: https://fr.brainpop.com/
  These sites have videos, quizzes and reading material in Spanish and French across subject areas
Duolingo website: https://www.duolingo.com/ A free and fun language learning app that includes quick, bite-sized lessons.

Center for Applied Linguistics website: https://www.cal.org/earlylang/benefits/benefits_of_being_bilingual.html
This site contains articles about benefits of learning another language and other websites and resources that apply to language learning.
American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages website: https://www.actfl.org/center-assessment-research-and-development/what-the-research-shows/cognitive-benefits-students
This website has many articles to show cognitive improvements as a result of learning another language.
Brain benefits of being bilingual article: https://www.today.com/health/being-bilingual-can-keep-your-brain-young-sharp-1B7896426
This article demonstrates some of the ways that speaking another language can have positive effects on the brain.
New York Times article on bilingualism: https://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/18/opinion/sunday/the-benefits-of-bilingualism.html?_r=3&
This article speaks to the impact that speaking another language can have on long-term intelligence.
The Atlantic Times article on brain benefits for multilinguals: https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/10/more-languages-better-brain/381193/?single_page=true&google_editors_picks=true