{"product_id":"academic-language-mastery-vocabulary-in-context-9781506338071","title":"Academic Language Mastery: Vocabulary in Context","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy now it's a given: if we're to help our ELLs and SELs access the rigorous demands of today's content standards, we must cultivate the \"code\" that drives school success: academic language. Look no further for assistance t\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDr. Ivannia Soto\u003c\/strong\u003e is associate professor of Education at Whittier College, where she specializes in second language acquisition, systemic reform for English language learners (ELLs), and urban education. She began her career in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), where she taught English and English Language Development to a population made of up 99.9% Latinos, who either were or had been ELLs. Before becoming a professor, Dr. Soto also served LAUSD as a literacy coach and district office administrator. She has presented on literacy and language topics at various conferences, including the National Association for Bilingual Education (NABE), the California Association for Bilingual Association (CABE), the American Educational Research Association (AERA), and the National Urban Education Conference. As a consultant, Soto has worked with Stanford University's School Redesign Network (SRN) and WestEd, as well as a variety of districts and county offices in California, providing technical assistance for systemic reform for ELLs and Title III. Soto is the co-author of \u003cem\u003eThe Literacy Gaps: Building Bridges for ELLs and SELs\u003c\/em\u003e, as well as \u003cem\u003eELL Shadowing as a Catalyst for Change\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eFrom Spoken to Written Language with ELLs, \u003c\/em\u003eall published by Corwin Press\u003cem\u003e. \u003c\/em\u003eTogether, the books tell a story of how to systemically close achievement gaps with ELLs by increasing their oral language production in academic areas. Soto is Executive Director of the \u003cem\u003eInstitute for Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Teaching (\u003c\/em\u003eICLRT) at Whittier College, whose mission it is to promote relevant research and develop academic resources for ELLs and Standard English Learners (SELs) via linguistically and culturally responsive teaching practices.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eDr. Margarita Calder?n\u003c\/strong\u003e is a Professor Emeritus and Senior Research Scientist at the Johns Hopkins University' School of Education. She serves on national panels and committees such as: National Research Council's Committee on Teacher Preparation, National Literacy Panel for Language Minority Children and Youth, Carnegie Adolescent ELL Literacy Panel, The WIDA Formative Language Assessment Records for ELLs (FLARE) in Secondary School, National Institute for Family Literacy (NIFL) Multicultural Advisory, Professional Advisory Board of the National Center for Learning Disabilities, and ETS Visiting Panel on Research. She is principal investigator in a 5-year study in middle and high schools called ExC-ELL on professional development of science, social studies, and language arts teachers of ELLs, and RIGOR for teaching language, reading and content to SIFE, ELLs in Special Education, and Newcomers funded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York. She is Co-PI with Robert Slavin on the 5-year randomized evaluation of English immersion, transitional, and two-way bilingual elementary programs funded by the Institute for Education Sciences\/U.S. Dept. of Education. Other research has been funded by the U.S. Department of Education, U.S. Department of Labor, National Institutes of Health, and Texas Education Agency. She has over 100 publications, is an international speaker, and conducts comprehensive professional development programs throughout the country\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Corwin Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50853831409938,"sku":"9781506338071","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1ab5b132-038d-4e75-a6e1-9f7f64a12450.jpg?v=1737454685","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/academic-language-mastery-vocabulary-in-context-9781506338071","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}