Dr. Diego Román: Bilingualism and child development
Dr. Diego Román, from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, will be available for interviews on Thursday, August 20, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. ET.
What is Experts on Camera?
Interview opportunity available:
Thursday, August 20, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. ET
Some Spanish-speaking parents worry that raising their kids to speak both Spanish and English will set them back academically.
Available expert:
Dr. Diego Román is an associate professor in bilingual and bicultural education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He can discuss topics including:
- What research shows about how children develop language when they grow up speaking two languages at home and at school;
- What research shows about whether kids who are bilingual fall behind academically;
- How parents can support bilingual or multilingual language development at home;
- Why some children appear to lose Spanish after starting school, and what families can do to maintain it;
- What to look for in a school’s language program, and what questions families should ask;
- How schools can better support bilingual students; and
- The long-term cognitive, educational, and economic benefits of bilingualism.
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