Genesis Arizmendi, PhD.
Postdoctoral Fellow
University of Texas, Austin

Connecting the pieces: An interdisciplinary approach toward improving outcomes for Spanish-English learning children

ABSTRACT: Spanish-English learning children are the largest minoritized group of emergent bilingual learners in the US public schools. However, questions remain unanswered regarding accurate identification of learning disabilities and how to best serve the needs of such a diverse community of learners. With the continuing growth of emergent bilinguals in the schools, there is a need to bridge disciplines to inform practice. I will discuss how an interdisciplinary approach can provide greater insight into the intersection between cognition, language, and academics,and how to utilize that understanding to improve outcomes.

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