Biography

Margarita Calderón, Ph.D., is a professor and senior research scientist at Johns Hopkins University School of Education. Since 2004, she has been conducting research studies funded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York. Since 2006, she has been working with New York City's Department of Education on the training of middle and high school teachers who have low-performing English-language learners in their classrooms.

The author of more than 100 articles, chapters, books, and teacher training manuals, Dr. Calderón's most recent professional book is Teaching Reading to English Language Learners, Grades 6–12. She also recently developed RIGOR (Reading Instructional Goals for Older Readers), a series of intervention resources for older students reading at preliterate–Grade 3 levels. RIGOR is being used in New York City, Boston, Houston, Louisville, Salt Lake City, and other major cities.

Dr. Calderón is a popular speaker who presents frequently at the conferences of major education organizations, including the International Reading Association, Teachers of English as a Second Language, and National Association of Bilingual Educators. She also provides her project ExC-ELL™ (Expediting Comprehension for English Language Learners) professional development in school districts across America.

In addition, Dr. Calderón has been a member of the National Literacy Panel on Language-Minority Children and Youth, and has served on committees working with the National Research Council, Carnegie Foundation, ETS, and the National Center for Learning Disabilities.

Born in Juárez, Mexico, Dr. Calderón was educated in Mexico and the U.S., receiving her B.A. in English and M.A. in Linguistics from the University of Texas at El Paso, followed by a Ph.D. from Claremont Graduate School in Pomona, CA. She has worked as an ESL high school teacher, a professional development coordinator for San Diego State University, and a bilingual director for the University of California at Santa Barbara.

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