Promoting Academic Success with English Language Learners: Best Practices for RTI

About Craig A. AlbersRebecca S. Martinez

Craig A. Albers PhD is Associate Professor of Educational Psychology in the School Psychology Program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison where he also serves as Chair of the interdisciplinary Prevention and Intervention Sciences Program. Prior to joining the University of Wisconsin in 2004 Dr. Albers worked as a school psychologist in the Kyrene School District in Phoenix Arizona. His research focuses on universal screening prevention and early intervention services; the provision of school psychological services to English language learners (ELLs); and the measurement and resulting intervention implications of English language proficiency assessment. He is the author of Alternate ACCESS for ELLs an English language proficiency measure designed for use with ELLs with significant disabilities which is currently administered in 34 states. He is also Associate Editor of the Journal of School Psychology. Rebecca S. Martinez PhD is Associate Professor in the School Psychology Program at Indiana University Bloomington. A native Spanish speaker Dr. Martinez was raised in Mexico City Mexico where she attended elementary school through the third grade. After obtaining her bachelors degree she joined Teach for America and became a bilingual education teacher on the Texas-Mexico border. Her research and practice focus on the prevention of and intervention for childrens academic failure particularly for ELLs. She has published multiple book chapters and peer-reviewed empirical articles.