Maria Arreguin

Affiliation

University of Texas at San Antonio

Biography

Dr. María Guadalupe Arreguín-Bio Dr. María Guadalupe Arreguín is a Professor of Early Childhood and Elementary Education at the University of Texas at San Antonio. Dr. Arreguín earned her doctoral degree in Bilingual Education at the Texas A&M University-Kingsville. Her research on translingual play, early childhood biliteracy development, critical science pedagogy, and the intersections of language and social justice has been published in top venues in the field, such as the International Journal of Early Childhood Environmental Education, the Journal of Early Childhood Literacy, the Journal of Latinos and Education, the Bilingual Research Journal, the Journal for the Education of the Gifted, and Action in Teacher Education. For several years, Dr. Arreguín has been involved in leadership positions at local, state, and national organizations that advocate for bilingual learners. She has held positions as Vice-President of the National Association for Bilingual Education and past President of Texas Association for Bilingual Education. Dr. Arreguín is co-author of books that include: Supporting Young Dual Language Learners in Diverse Environments, published by the National Association for the Education of Young Children and Translingual Partners in Early Childhood Elementary-Education: Pedagogies on Linguistic and Cognitive Engagement published by Peter Lang. Since 2021, Dr. Arreguín has introduced the Interdisciplinary Biliteracy Sequence, a three phase thematic approach, to numerous early childhood dual language educators.