
Wayne E. Wright is an Associate Professor in the Department of Bicultural-Bilingual Studies in the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Texas at San Antonio, where he provides training for future and current educators in the areas of ESL teaching methods, literacy, assessment, technology, and research. He has a Ph.D. in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies from Arizona State University, and a Master's degree in Language, Literacy, and Learning from California State University, Long Beach. He was an ESL and bilingual teacher in the Long Beach Unified School District in California working with English language learners in grades K-12 in bilngual, English as a second language, sheltered English immersion, heritage language, and mainstream classrooms. Wright is the author of numerous research articles related to language minority education, and currently serves as the founding editor of the Journal of Southeast Asian American Education and Advancement. He has presented his research and provided training for language teachers throughout the world. In 2009 Wright was a Fulbright Scholar and Visiting Lecturer at the Royal University of Phnom Penh in Cambodia, where he provided training and assistance to the university and students in the Master's of Education Program. He and his wife Phal are parents of three amazing children.
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