Jana Echevarria is Professor Emerita of Education at California State University, Long Beach. Her professional experience includes elementary and secondary teaching in general education, special education, English as a Second Language and bilingual programs. She has lived in Taiwan and Mexico where she taught ESL and second language acquisition courses at the university level, as well as in Spain where she conducted research on instructional programs for immigrant students. Currently, she is a Fulbright Specialist.

Dr. Echevarria's research and publications focus on effective instruction for English learners, including those with learning disabilities. Selected publications include the following books published by Allyn & Bacon:

• The SIOP Model for Teaching Mathematics to English Learners
• The SIOP Model for Teaching English-Language Arts to English Learners
  
• Making Content Comprehensible for Elementary English Learners: The SIOP Model
• Making Content Comprehensible for Secondary English Learners: The SIOP Model
• Sheltered Content Instruction: Teaching Students With Diverse Abilities
• 99 Ideas and Activities for Teaching English Learners With the SIOP Model
• The SIOP Model for Administrators
• Implementing the SIOP Model Through Effective Professional Development and Coaching
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The SIOP Model of instruction is used widely in all 50 states and several countries.

Currently, she is Co-Principal Investigator with the Center for Research on the Educational Achievement and Teaching of English Language Learners, (CREATE) funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences (IES).

In 2005, she was selected as Outstanding Professor at CSULB.