Dr. Linda M. Espinosa is one of the leading authorities on the development and achievement of young dual language learners in the United States. She has held numerous prestigious academic positions including Professor of Early Childhood Education at the University of Missouri-Columbia, Co-Director of the National Institute of Early Educational Research (NIEER) at Rutgers University, and Co-PI of the Center of Early Care and Education Research – Dual Language Learners (CECER-DLL) at Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill as well as significant school district administrative positions throughout the state of California. She has co-authored the California Early Learning Foundations, English Language Learners Chapter, the California Preschool Curriculum Frameworks English Language Development Chapter, and the Desired Results Developmental Profile, 2010, English Language Development Assessment Measures. Dr. Espinosa recently served as the lead consultant for the California State Best Practices for Young Dual Language Learners project and has published more than 90 research articles, book chapters and training manuals on how to establish effective educational services for low-income, minority families and children who are acquiring English as a second language.