"My child can't concentrate at all."Have you ever received this kind of consultation from a parent?Walking around during the lesson.Unable to listen to the teacher until the end.Thinking they were ...

An international research team has examined how English lessons in primary school affect language proficiency in this subject in secondary school. Children who started learning English in the first ...

# IMMIGRATION rights activist Louby Georges has backed calls for parents to ensure children who cannot speak English receive language instruction before entering public schools, arguing that placing ...

Across Africa, millions of children grow up speaking African languages at home but are later expected to learn through English, French or Portuguese at school. This transition can make learning ...

# BAHAMAS Union of Teachers president Belinda Wilson says parents should pay for English lessons for children who cannot speak the language before enrolling them in public schools.

Regular physical activity is linked to improvements in physical and mental health including anxiety and depression. It can also improve cognitive functioning such as attention and memory, and academic ...

An earlier study had raised doubts about the effectiveness of learning English in the first grade. Now, researchers have observed that it improves language performance over an extended period of time.