Diagnosing dyslexia in multilingual learners, with Francisco Usero-Gonz谩lez
As we continue our miniseries on English learners and multilingual learners, Francisco Usero-Gonz谩lez, Ph.D., guest, a renowned expert in bilingual education and dyslexia intervention, joins Susan Lambert to discuss diagnosing dyslexia in multilingual learners and the intersectional understanding it requires. To accurately approach observation and assessment, educators need all the different parts of their own identity to create a complete picture. Usero-Gonz谩lez discusses how moving from Spain to the United States led him to champion professional development that teaches educators to have a linguistic, cognitive, and cultural understanding of students. Together, Susan and Usero-Gonz谩lez also touch on the ways in which symptoms of dyslexia and the natural process of language acquisition can be confused, how to diagnose dyslexia in multilingual learners, what dyslexia looks like across languages, and how translanguaging is especially helpful for multilingual learners with dyslexia.
Meet our guest(s):
Francisco Usero-Gonz谩lez, Ph.D.
Francisco Usero-Gonz谩lez, Ph.D., has several bachelor鈥檚 degrees in education, as well as a master’s degree in teaching Hispanic language and culture and a doctorate in curriculum and instruction. His research interest surrounds multilingual and multicultural education and its different models, programs, and interventions at all levels. He is particularly interested in examining culturally and linguistically responsive approaches to help Hispanic bilingual students鈥� education and development, and the influence of sociocultural factors on family engagement in diverse school communities through the innovative use of instructional technology. Through his scientific training and teaching experience鈥攏ationally and internationally鈥攈e increased his knowledge of biliteracy program design and implementation. He has participated in national and international educational conferences and published several papers in international educational journals.
Meet our host, Susan Lambert
Susan Lambert is the Chief Academic Officer of Elementary Humanities at Amplify, and the host of Science of Reading: The Podcast. Her career has been focused on creating high-quality learning environments using evidence-based practices. Lambert is a mom of four, a grandma of four, a world traveler, and a collector of stories.
As the host of Science of Reading: The Podcast, Lambert explores the increasing body of scientific research around how reading is best taught. As a former classroom teacher, administrator, and curriculum developer, Lambert is dedicated to turning theory into best practices that educators can put right to use in the classroom, and to showcasing national models of reading instruction excellence.
