Maryellen Vogt

MaryEllen Vogt, Ed.D., is Professor Emerita, California State University, Long Beach. A public school reading specialist for 15 years, she has co-authored six books, including "Reading Specialists and Literacy Coaches in the Real World "(2nd Ed.; Allyn & Bacon, 2007)and "Making Content Comprehensible for English Learners: The SIOP Model (3rd Ed; Allyn & Bacon," 2008). Her research interests include improving comprehension in the content areas, teacher change, and content literacy for English...See more

MaryEllen Vogt, Ed.D., is Professor Emerita, California State University, Long Beach. A public school reading specialist for 15 years, she has co-authored six books, including "Reading Specialists and Literacy Coaches in the Real World "(2nd Ed.; Allyn & Bacon, 2007)and "Making Content Comprehensible for English Learners: The SIOP Model (3rd Ed; Allyn & Bacon," 2008). Her research interests include improving comprehension in the content areas, teacher change, and content literacy for English learners," "Dr. Vogt served as President of the International Reading Association in 2004-2005. Jana Echevarria, Ph.D., is a Professor 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. Her UCLA doctorate earned her an award from the National Association for Bilingual Education's Outstanding Dissertations Competition. Her research and publications focus on effective instruction for English learners, including those with learning disabilities. She is a nationally known expert on English learners and has written numerous journal articles and book chapters, has written and produced several videotapes and has co-authored several books including, "Making Content Comprehensible for English Language Learners: The SIOP Model" and "Sheltered Content Instruction: Teaching Students With Diverse Abilities," both published byAllyn & Bacon. The SIOP Model of instruction is used widely in all 50 states and several countries. Currently, she is Co-Principal Investigator with the "National Research and Development Center on English Language Learners" funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences (IES). In 2005, Dr. Echevarria was selected as Outstanding Professor at CSULB. See less