Tonya W. Singer

Tonya Ward Singer is a language and literacy consultant, professional learning leader, speaker, and author who works with K–12 schools to transform teaching for equity and English learner achievement. She consults nationally to help educators close opportunity gaps and strengthen instruction so that students of all backgrounds achieve.

Singer is the author of the bestselling professional learning books EL Excellence Every Day: The Flip-to Guide for Differentiating Academic Literacy, Asset-Based Language and Literacy: The Flip-To Guide to Multilingual Learner Excellence in the Core (the second edition of EL Excellence Every Day), Opening Doors to Equity: A Practical Guide to Observation-Based Professional Learning, and a contributor to Breaking Down the Wall: Essential Shifts for English Learners’ Success.