Carly Leech

Affiliation

University of Texas at San Antonio

Biography

Carly Leech currently serves in a dual role as the Campus Bilingual/ESL Coordinator and Academic Interventionist at Howard Early Childhood Center in Alamo Heights Independent School District. She has a Master of Arts degree in Teaching English as a Second Language. Carly is a doctoral student in the department of Bicultural-Bilingual Studies, pursuing a PhD in Culture, Language, and Literacy. Her research interests include Dual Language Education, language ideologies, language policy, assessments designed for young Emergent Bilinguals, and the complexities of providing appropriate services to Emergent Bilingual students who have learning differences and/or participate in Special Education.