Rhoda Coleman, is Senior Research Fellow and Professional Development Specialist at the Center for Language Minority Education and Research at California State University, Long Beach (CSULB). She received her B.A. and Ed.D. from University of Southern California, has a Masters in Reading and Reading Specialist Credential from Loyola Marymount University and a Masters in Administration from California State University, Los Angeles. Coleman taught elementary school in grades 1 through 6 for 29 years in the Lennox School District near Los Angeles where she taught EL students transitioning into En...