The Sector – Sarah Maguire 
Fifty years’ worth of international research has consistently shown the vast benefits for children of early language learning, across cognitive, neural, visual-spatial, conceptual, social and personal development, says Macquarie Senior Lecturer in the Department of Educational Studies and staunch advocate for language learning, Dr Robyn Moloney. It develops divergent thinking – the idea that if there’s more than one way to talk, there must therefore be more than one way of doing many things, which translates into increased problem-solving skills. (more)