Mary Soto is an Associate Professor in the Department of Teacher Education at California State University, East Bay, where she prepares  multiple- and single-subject teacher candidates. She serves as co-investigator for the Biliteracy and Content Area Integrated Preparation Grant and is a  frequent presenter at international, national, state, and regional conferences. Mary is co-author of Between Worlds: Access to Second Language Acquisition (4th ed.), Equitable Access for English Learners, Grades K–6: Strategies and Units for Differentiation, and ESL Teaching: Principles for Success.