121. Dyslexia or Language Acquisition? Getting It Right for Multilingual Learners with Karina Cruz (Dyslexia Awareness Month)

Podcast: Literacy in Color: A Science of Reading Aligned Podcast for Educators · Michelle Sullivan • Literacy Coach & Science of Reading Advocate

Opublikowano: 2026-10-27

What does dyslexia look like across languages? How can educators distinguish between the challenges of learning a new language and an underlying reading disability? In this special Dyslexia Awareness Month episode of Literacy in Color, I'm joined by Karina Cruz, a speech and language specialist, reading interventionist, and Orton-Gillingham-trained educator from Puerto Rico, to explore dyslexia through a multilingual lens. We unpack how dyslexia can manifest differently in Spanish and English, why understanding a student's language and literacy history matters when assessing reading difficulties, and how educators can recognize patterns that go beyond typical second-language...