E22

E22 - Many Languages, One Brain: Cognitive Strengths in Multilingual Reading

From Literacy Across Languages · Hosted by Mary Sandoval & Katherine Nelson

2026-04-23·00:45:59

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In this episode of Literacy Across Languages: Dr. Ana Taboada-Barber is a professor of education at the University of Maryland whose research focuses on reading comprehension and motivation in emergent bilingual and bilingual students.

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Dr. Ana Taboada-Barber is a professor of education at the University of Maryland whose research focuses on reading comprehension and motivation in emergent bilingual and bilingual students. A former ESL teacher, her work examines how cognitive and motivational factors influence literacy development, with particular attention to Spanish-speaking…