S5-E4: What bilingualism can teach us with Dr. Doris Baker

Science of Reading: The Podcast

Amplify Education

Education, Science, How To, Social Sciences, Early Literacy, Amplify, Science Of Reading

4.5 • 642 Ratings

🗓️ 6 April 2022

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Joining host Susan Lambert, Dr. Doris Baker speaks from her background researching the academic outcomes of English language learners to discuss ways educators can better engage and support all of their students. Dr. Baker emphasizes how much there is to learn about our native language by learning another language, and the many advantages of bilingualism. She then dives into a conversation around codeswitching and the importance of cultural awareness. Dr. Baker also gives listeners practical ...

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0:00.0	Hi listeners, it's Susan here. Just in time for the school year, I have a brand new resource to tell you about.
0:07.0	Science of Reading, a new teacher's guide. This free e-book gives you the critical information you need,
0:13.7	including a detailed breakdown of the reading rope and the 10 foundational science of reading principles.
0:20.0	It also provides key information on dyslexia, assessment,
0:24.2	serving multilingual learners, and so much more.
0:27.4	It's packed with beautiful diagrams,
0:29.7	a perfect compliment to the podcast if I do say so myself.
0:34.0	Download your science of reading guide at amplify.com.com slash S-O-R guide.
0:43.2	On today's episode, I had the pleasure of talking with Dr. Doris Baker,
0:48.3	Associate Professor in the Department of Special Education and the Department of Curriculum and Instruction
0:53.7	at the University of Texas,ulum and Instruction at the University
0:55.0	of Texas, Austin. Her research includes developing and evaluating instructional tools and assessments in English and in Spanish to improve and monitor the academic performance of English learners in reading, science, and social studies.
1:10.0	As we continue to address topics in biliteracy, I'm confident you'll find this episode useful.
1:19.6	Dr. Doris Baker, we are so excited to have you on today's episode. Thank you for joining.
1:25.6	Thank you. Thank you very much for inviting me. Well, as I just
1:30.0	explained to you, our listeners love to hear a little bit about your journey. How did you become
1:35.4	interested in literacy and biliteracy? We love to hear that. Yeah, sure, yes. Yeah, I'll be glad to
1:42.4	share. So I was born in Brazil and then I lived, I moved to Colombia when I was three years old and then later to Mexico. And I finished my bachelor's degree in Mexico City at the University of an American in psychology. So I basically, I grew up speaking three languages, Spanish,
2:02.7	Portuguese, and German. I always went to a German immersion school. And then I learned
2:07.3	English when I was in fourth grade. So for me, being bilingual and multilingual was just
2:13.6	something that we all did. And everybody in my family spoke all the languages. So I never found
2:20.8	it as strange or different until you start kind of getting older and realizing, you know,
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