Jana Echevarria, Ph.D.
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 (ESL), and
bilingual
programs. She has lived in Mexico, Taiwan, and Spain, where she taught and conducted research. Currently, she is a Fulbright Specialist.
Dr. Echevarria's
research and publications focus on effective instruction for
English learners, including those with learning disabilities. She has
presented her research across the U.S. and internationally: Oxford University (England), Witts
University (South Africa), South East
Europe University (Macedonia), and Univeristy of Barcelona (Spain).
The SIOP Model of instruction is used widely in all 50 states and numerous countries.
Currently, Dr. Echevarria 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.
Selected
publications include the following books published
by Allyn & Bacon:
http://www.allynbaconmerrill.com/imprint/series_detail.aspx?ser=2282160
- Using the SIOP Model with Pre-K and Kindergarten English Learners
- Response to
Intervention (RTI) and English Learners: Making It Happen
- The
SIOP Model for Teaching Mathematics to English Learners
- The
SIOP Model for Teaching English-Language Arts to English Learners
- The
SIOP Model for Teaching Science to English Learners
- The
SIOP Model for Teaching History-Social Studies 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
- Sheltered
Content Instruction: Teaching English Learners with Diverse Abilities
4th Edition
Vita
Research
Publications
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