Dr. Deborah J. Short directs Academic Language Research & Training and provides professional development on academic literacy, content-based ESL, and sheltered instruction worldwide. At the Center for Applied Linguistics, she co-developed the research-validated SIOP Model. She has directed research and program evaluations on English learners for the Carnegie Corporation of New York, Rockefeller Foundation, U.S. Department of Education, and U.S. Department of Justice, among others. Publications include ESL textbooks for National Geographic Learning/Cengage, professional journal articles, and SIOP Model books. She taught English as a new language in New York, California, Virginia, and the DR Congo. She recently served on TESOL’s Board of Directors. Dr. Short's monographs include: *Extend Your Students’ Reach and Move Them Toward Independence*, *Base Your ESL Instruction in the Content Areas*, *Reach for the Common Core*, *Structural Supports for English Learners*, *Comprehensive and Responsive Assessment*, and *Developing Academic Literacy in Adolescents*, Differentiate Instruction. Source: [National Geographic Learning](https://ngl.cengage.com/search/productOverview.do?N=201+4294918395&Ntk=P_EPI&Ntt=1639717606944703586190684202217674334&Ntx=mode%2Bmatchallpartial&homePage=false)