Brenda K. Custodio

Dr. Brenda Custodio is a former secondary ESL teacher in Columbus, Ohio. She currently works in teacher education at The Ohio State University and Ohio Dominican University, as well as serving as a consultant in the areas of literacy, newcomers, trauma, and SIFE. She is the author of four books on supporting English learners: How to Design and Implement at Newcomer Program, and three that she co-authored with Judith O’Loughlin: Students with Interrupted Formal Education: Bridging Where They Are and What They Need (Corwin) and Supporting the Journey of English Learners after Trauma and Serving the Academic, Social, and Emotional Needs of the Multilingual Newcomer (both through the University of Michigan Press). She is also the author of two other books: Bible Symbols Study Guide and the Pocket Guide to Columbus.