About me
Dr. Silvia Dorta-Duque de Reyes served as Expert Panel Member for the development of the California ELD Standards and subsequently as Curriculum Framework and Evaluation Criteria Committee Member for the California State Department of Education. She also helped to develop the California Spanish Language Development Standards.
She is well known for her contributions in the areas of curriculum design, English Language Arts, English Language Development, Spanish Language Arts, Staff development and Parent Involvement. Her area of expertise is biliteracy with a focus on academic writing and the
organization of instruction for explicit teaching of Spanish to English cross-linguistic transfer.
In collaboration with the CCSSO and the California Department of Education, Silvia coordinated the Spanish translation and linguistic augmentation of the Common Core State Standards for Language Arts and Mathematics. Silvia Dorta-Duque is currently a National Biliteracy Consultant and Author for Benchmark Education. Silvia Dorta-Duque de Reyes is an honored recipient of the prestigious of both the California Association for Bilingual Education Administrator of the Year Award and the California Association for Bilingual Education Professional Development Award. She is also an honored recipient of the National Association for Bilingual Education Leadership Award.
