DYSLEXIA IN MULTILINGUAL CHILDREN: What Parents and Teachers Need to Know

If you've wondered whether spelling struggles or slow reading are just part of learning a new language, or something more. Dr. Agnieszka Kałdonek-Crnjaković has researched how dyslexia actually shows up across languages, from Croatian to English to Mandarin. Her findings, grounded in real classroom data, will give teachers and families alike a clear idea of what dyslexia looks like. 0:00 Welcome and introduction 2:54 How her own dyslexia and ADHD led to her research 4:48 Why "neurodiversity" instead of "SEN" 9:54 Overlearning: why repetition and revision matter 15:53 What spelling mistakes reveal about the dyslexic brain 19:02 Teaching sounds explicitly across languages 24:45 Helping children remember spelling rules 27:05 Spelling tricks and memory aids 29:23 Viewer question: how home-language sounds affect spelling 30:53 Multisensory structured learning explained 35:20 How she learned languages, and why parents should take it slow 38:06 Speech and language tests designed for monolingual children 41:29 Dyslexia is no reason to avoid raising a child bilingual 42:02 Self-efficacy: the story of a Chinese learner of English 47:37 Teacher tip: "What have you learned today?" 49:13 The most common mistake families and teachers make 50:59 Viewer question: is dyslexia being blamed on multilingualism? 53:31 Key takeaways Explanation of Orton-Gillingham's approach: https://ohv.dyslexiaida.org/orton-gil... ------------------------------------------- DOWNLOAD THE FULL PROGRAMME OF THE EVENT https://bit.ly/GMLEvent2026Prog ------------------------------------------- Learn more about "LES LANGUES DE CHEZ NOUS"/"OUR LOCAL LANGUAGES" the association we are supporting this year! Support them: https://buy.stripe.com/8x24gs4ts9Zg3e... Website: https://languesdecheznous.com/en LinkedIn:   / languesdecheznous   Contact: contact@languesdecheznous.com ------------------------------------------- Previous interviews about dyslexia: Dr Catherine McBride: Multilingualism and Dyslexia https://www.youtube.com/live/ttVpQYnG... Dr Alessia Raineri: Multilingual Literacy and Dyslexia    • MULTILINGUAL LITERACY AND DYSLEXIA - Aless...   Dr Annie Chang Ng: Practical Tips to Support Neurodiverse Children (Chinese language ) https://www.youtube.com/live/wJahvbK8... ----------------------------- CONNECT WITH YOSHITO DARMON-SHIMAMORI BOOKS EMPOWERING MULTILINGUAL CHILDREN In Search of the Lost Words - A Bilingual Time Travel Adventure https://amzn.eu/d/0b6a0zSy My Multilingual Diary (English version): https://amzn.eu/d/04q3ansb How to Become a Multilingual Superhero: https://amzn.eu/d/03ehCCsa Other languages: https://www.amazon.co.uk/stores/Mr-Yo... The Parents' Guide to Raising Multi-literate Children https://amzn.eu/d/03gjqQ3J BOOK AN AUTHOR VISIT on the theme of "Multilingual Superpowers" and/or "Intercultural Communication". https://www.library4multilinguals.com... COPYRIGHT 2026 Yoshito Darmon-Shimamori