Experts Say...

Young children who learn second languages often score higher on standardized tests, such as the SAT. "Since 50% of the verbal portions of the SAT tests measure a child's knowledge of root words, studying Latin based languages (such as Spanish, French, and Italian) gives a child a tremendous start building the inventory of words roots they will need to achieve high SAT scores..." Francois Thibaut, Founder of Language Workshop for Children

Facts on Italian Speakers

The total speakers of Italian as a maternal language are between 70 and 80 million. The speakers who use Italian as a second or cultural language are estimated at around 150 million.

Italian speaking people in the U.S. = 1,008,370

Italian is widely taught in many schools around the world . . . in fact, Italian generally is the fourth or fifth most taught foreign language in the world.

In the United States . . . over 1 million Italian Americans speak Italian at home.