Melissa Baralt, Florida International University

Melissa Baralt, Florida International University – Bilingualism Benefits Premature Children

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On Florida International University Week: Learning a second language can be important, especially for premature babies. Melissa Baralt, Associate Professor in Modern Languages at Florida International University, explains why. Melissa Baralt’s funded studies explore how bilingualism moderates executive function in children born prematurely. She and her team are working with FIU’s biomedical engineering faculty to […]

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