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Dr. Isela Almaguer

5 presentations
United States The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Biography

Dr. Isela Almaguer is a Professor and an Endowed Chair in Education at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley where she serves as the Graduate Program Coordinator for the Reading and Literacy Program and the Literacy Specialization Lead Coordinator for the Doctoral Program. With over 30 years of experience in education, Dr. Almaguer teaches courses in all aspects of reading and literacy including at the masters and doctoral level. Her research interests and expertise center on reading and literacy, biliteracy, multicultural teaching and learning frameworks and culturally empowering pedagogical practices in dual language settings. She actively engages in issues involving literacy and biliteracy development of emergent bilinguals, second language acquisition of bilingual learners, community advocacy and language issues impacting Latino students. She actively disseminates her research through presentations and publications in various refereed scholarly venues.

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S341: Exploring Literacy Epistemology: Exemplifying Praxis Through Cross-Cultural Literacy Practices Supporting Multilingual Learners’ Language and Learning
Isela Almaguer The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Concurrent Session
NABE 2024 53rd Annual Conference
S341: Exploring Literacy Epistemology: Exemplifying Praxis Through Cross-Cultural Literacy Practices Supporting Multilingual Learners’ Language and Learning
Isela Almaguer The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Concurrent Session
NABE 2024 53rd Annual Conference
S342: Using Reading Assessments to Examine Performance Trajectories of Elementary Latinx Bilingual Learners in Dual Language
Isela Almaguer The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
J. Joy Esquierdo University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Concurrent Session
NABE 2024 53rd Annual Conference
S342: Using Reading Assessments to Examine Performance Trajectories of Elementary Latinx Bilingual Learners in Dual Language
Isela Almaguer The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
J. Joy Esquierdo University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Concurrent Session
NABE 2024 53rd Annual Conference
S342: Using Reading Assessments to Examine Performance Trajectories of Elementary Latinx Bilingual Learners in Dual Language
Isela Almaguer The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
J. Joy Esquierdo University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Concurrent Session
NABE 2024 53rd Annual Conference