Erminda GarciaErminda Garcia is presently a dual language first-grade teacher with more than 25 years of classroom experience. She has worked as a literacy consultant across the United States for the last 15 years and has co-authored articles focused on classroom anagement, authentic assessment, bi-literacy development, and teaching and learning in optimal classrooms. She was named Accomplished Teacher by the Center for the Study of Teaching, Chairperson of the Early Schooling Taskforce of the National Standards project of English Language Arts (1992-1995), and served on the Board of Directors for the National Center for Research on Writing and Literacy. Read More Read Less