Alma Rodríguez

Alma D. Rodríguez is a bilingual and literacy studies scholar affiliated with The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. Her work focuses on bilingual education, biliteracy, translanguaging, academic Spanish proficiency, and culturally relevant literacy. She co-authored La enseñanza en el aula bilingüe: Content, Language, and Biliteracy with Sandra Mercuri and Sandra Musanti, a Spanish-language resource for preservice and practicing teachers.

Rodríguez has also published research on bilingual teacher candidates’ Spanish academic-language proficiency and on critical literacy and culturally relevant literature for English learners.