MaryEllen Vogt, Ed.D., is Professor Emerita of Education at California State University, Long Beach. Dr. Vogt has been a classroom teacher, reading specialist, special education specialist, curriculum coordinator, and teacher educator. She received her doctorate from the University of California, Berkeley, and is a co-author of sixteen books for teachers and administrators. Her research interests include improving comprehension in the content areas, teacher change and development, and content literacy and language acquisition for English learners. Dr. Vogt has provided professional development in all fifty states and in several other countries, and was a Visiting Scholar at the University of Cologne, Germany where she worked with German teachers on implementing the SIOP Model. She was inducted into the California Reading Hall of Fame, received her university’s Distinguished Faculty Teaching Award, and served as President of the International Reading Association.

Jana Echevarria, Ph.D., is Professor Emerita of Education at California State University, Long Beach, where she was selected as Outstanding Professor. She has taught in elementary, middle, and high school in general education, special education, ESL, and bilingual programs. She has lived in Taiwan, Spain, and Mexico. Her UCLA doctorate earned her an award from the National Association for Bilingual Education’s Outstanding Dissertations Competition and subsequent research and publications focus on effective instruction for English learners across the U. S. and internationally, including Oxford University (England), Wits University (South Africa), Harvard University (U. S.), South East Europe University (Macedonia), and University of Barcelona (Spain). Publications include the popular SIOP book series and over 50 books, book chapters, and journal articles.

Marilyn (Amy) Washam taught ESL for 14 years in both elementary and secondary schools.  She has worked at the district level as a Recent Immigrant Specialist and EL Coordinator to implement the SIOP Model of instruction district-wide.  For the past 7 years, Amy has been a Pearson Education Specialist, working with educators across the country to implement The SIOP Model of instruction into their schools and classrooms.