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It is always interesting to see how simple ideas blossom into manuscripts and how manuscripts become realized in books. If it wasn’t for the confidence that Corwin places in its authors, it couldn’t have been able to position itself as such a stronghold in the educational field and a voice of advocacy for the teaching force. We applaud its ongoing commitment to seeking new ideas and inspiration for bettering education opportunities for students and educators.

Dan Alpert, program director of equity and professional learning, embodies this trust. He is a true champion of equity, and we can’t thank him enough for believing in this project and in us. With the support of Maura Sullivan, marketing manager, this dynamic duo has a clear vision of how to conceptualize and communicate the importance of promoting educational change through the power of language. We also cannot forget Kimberly Greenberg, senior associate editor, who, in the team spirit, is always willing to help in any way.

Other important Corwin folks have contributed to bringing our book to fruition. Katie Crilley, editorial assistant, is a detail person who has meticulously combed the manuscript to ensure that it complies with publishing guidelines. Marketing plays an important role in informing the educational community of the upcoming addition to the field, and Kimberly Schmidt, marketing associate, has worked feverishly to help publicize our book. Gail Buschman has taken our ideas for the cover and converted them to represent the strength of language power. Lastly, we extend our gratitude to Melanie Birdsall, senior project editor, Books Production, who has led the way to converting a manuscript into a book and to Jared Leighton, our copy editor, who helped us polish our text, figures, and resources to ready them for you.

There are two organizations to whom we are greatly indebted. The first, BrainPOP®, has generously offered its myriad resources to assist us in concretizing how key uses of academic language can be operationalized through multimodal, content-based materials. Beverly Fine, as editorial and outreach director of BrainPOP ESL™, clearly sees the value of connecting language and content. She has been an advocate on our behalf and has supported us in securing the digital materials we proudly display that you, the reader, can digitally access. Last but not least, WIDA, our home away from home, has given us the latitude and confidence to take a spark of an idea, explore it in depth with colleagues and experts, grapple with how to represent it, and share its product with educators. With encouragement and collaboration of many wonderful WIDAites in Madison, Wisconsin, across the country, and around the globe, our dreams have become reality. For this and more, we are eternally grateful for WIDA, the many friendships it has personally spurred, and its dedication to equitable education for language learners worldwide.