Ivannia Soto is Associate Professor of Education at Whittier College, where she specializes in second language acquisition, systemic reform for English language learners (ELLs), and urban education. She is the Author or Co-author of 13 books, including bestseller, Breaking Down the Wall Essential Shift for English Learners’ Success and most recently she is the Author of Shadowing Multilingual Learners, Second Edition.