For example, Japanese babies

can distinguish between "r" and "l" sounds at around

six months of age, but they lose the ability to distinguish between the

sounds by 12 months old. By this time, their brains have organized to

ignore the sounds that are not used in the Japanese language. This means

that infants can be exposed to a variety of different languages and their

brains will make the necessary connections to be able to speak each of

these languages.

the brain has decreased in plasticity (the brain's ability to change or

adapt in response to experience) but has increased in power. Talents and

latent tendencies, such as early language exposure begin to blossom.

At Language Learning Centers,

they take seriously teaching children different languages during the critical

periods of development.

"Our programs are focused

on taking advantage of the windows of opportunity that exist in children,"

said director Miyoshi Bourget. "By offering a variety of programs

for infants to adolescents, including a half-day immersion program for

preschoolers, we can take advantage of the child's natural ability to

learn languages effortlessly and teach them to speak other languages.

From our bright, visually stimulating classrooms to our engaging instructors,

we make learning languages fun."

The leaders of Language Learning

Centers believe that second languages should be taught long before a child

enters middle or high school, and to develop children's minds to excel

in language and other areas, parents should start by providing them with

the brain-building experiences today.