Margarita Espino Calderon

Dr. Margarita Espino Calderón, born and raised in Juárez, is a Professor Emerita/Senior Research Scientist at Johns Hopkins University. Her research and development projects have been funded by the US Department of Education, National Institutes of Health, the US Department of Labor, The Carnegie Corporation of New York, and various State Offices of Education.

One of her empirical studies “The Bilingual Cooperative Integrated Reading and Composition (BCIRC)” is featured in the What Works Clearinghouse. The Carnegie Corporation of New York funded her five-year study to develop Expediting Comprehension for English Language Learners (ExC-ELL) to train math, science, social studies, language arts, and ESL teachers on integrating language, reading, and content in core content middle and high school classrooms. With a Title III National Professional Development grant, she implemented “A Whole-School Approach to Professional Development with ExC-ELL” in Loudoun County, VA. She replicated this approach in 29 schools in TX and NC. She served on the National Literacy Panel for Language Minority Children and Youth, the Carnegie Corporation of New York Panel on English Language Adolescent Literacy Panel, among other panels and national committees. She has over 100 publications on language, literacy, and professional development.

Expertise

ELs
Leadership
Teaching Strategies for Diverse Learners

Workshops

Workshop

Preventing Long-Term ELs: Students who struggle with academic English are likely to struffle with academic content throughout their school years. this seminar introduces a professional development program to help teachers in all subject areas work with ELLs effectively.

Books

Coaching for Multilingual Excellence

Strategies for Vocabulary, Reading, and Writing Across Disciplines

By: Margarita Espino Calderon

Breaking Down the Monolingual Wall

Essential Shifts for Multilingual Learners' Success

By: Ivannia Soto, Sydney Snyder, Margarita Espino Calderon, Margo Gottlieb, Andrea Honigsfeld, Joan Lachance, Marga Marshall, David Nungaray, Rubí Flores and Lyn Scott

Beyond Crises

Overcoming Linguistic and Cultural Inequities in Communities, Schools, and Classrooms

By: Debbie Zacarian, Margarita Espino Calderon and Margo Gottlieb

Breaking Down the Wall

Essential Shifts for English Learners’ Success

By: Margarita Espino Calderon, Maria G. Dove, Diane Staehr Fenner, Margo Gottlieb, Andrea Honigsfeld, Tonya Ward Singer, Shawn Slakk, Ivannia Soto and Debbie Zacarian

Teaching Reading to English Learners, Grades 6 - 12

A Framework for Improving Achievement in the Content Areas

By: Margarita Espino Calderon and Shawn Slakk

Academic Language Mastery: Vocabulary in Context

By: Margarita Espino Calderon and Ivannia Soto

Preventing Long-Term ELs

Transforming Schools to Meet Core Standards

By: Margarita Espino Calderon and Liliana Minaya-Rowe

Designing and Implementing Two-Way Bilingual Programs

A Step-by-Step Guide for Administrators, Teachers, and Parents

By: Margarita Espino Calderon and Liliana Minaya-Rowe