Anna and her family moved to Germany when Anna was thirteen years old and her brother Andrew was four. Even after many years of speaking and reading the German language, Anna still struggled with the language compared to Andrew who easily switches between English and German when necessary. The fact that Andrew was able to master this second language faster and better than Anna is evidence for:

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Younger children, like Andrew, are often more adept at acquiring new languages due to the sensitive period for language acquisition, which suggests that there is an optimal time in early childhood for learning languages.

Anna and Her Family Moved to Germany When Anna Was