Selected Publications
(For complete list of publications, please see the faculty member's curriculum vitae.)

Articles
Escamilla, K., Chavez, L., & Vigil, P. (2005). Rethinking the "gap": High-stakes testing and Spanish-speaking students in Colorado. Journal of Teacher Education, 56(2), 1-13.

Escamilla, K., Shannon, S., Carlos, S., & García, J. (2003). Breaking the code: Colorado's defeat of the anti-bilingual education initiative (Amendment 31). Bilingual Research Journal, 27(3), 357-382.

Nathenson-Mejia, S., & Escamilla, K. (2003). Connecting with Latino children: Bridging gaps with children's literature. Bilingual Research Journal, 27(1), 101-116.

Escamilla, K., Chavez, L., Mahon, E., & Riley-Bernal, H. (2003). High-stakes testing, Latinos and limited English proficient students: Lessons from Colorado. Bilingual Research Journal, 27(1), 25-49.

Escamilla, K., & Nathenson-Mejia, S. (2003). Preparing culturally responsive teachers: Using Latino children's literature in teacher education. Equity and Excellence in Education, 36(3), 238-248.

Escamilla, K., Loera, M., Rodriguez, Y., & Ruiz, O. (1998). An examination of sustaining effects in Descubriendo La Llectura programs. Literacy Teaching and Learning: An International Journal of Early Reading and Writing, 3(2), 59-81.

Book Chapters
Escamilla, K. (2006). Monolingual assessment and emerging bilinguals: A case study in the US. In O. Garcia, T. Skutnabb-Kangas, & M. Torres-Guzman (Eds.), Imagining Multilingual Schools (pp. 184-199). Clevedon, England: Multilingual Matters Ltd. Multilingual Matters website: http://www.multilingual-matters.com.

Escamilla, K. (2000). Bilingual means two: Assessment issues, early literacy and two language children. In Research in literacy for limited English proficient students (pp. 100-128). Washington, DC: National Clearinghouse for Bilingual Education.

Escamilla, K. (1999). Teaching literacy in Spanish. In R. De Veillar & J. Tinajero (Eds.), The power of two languages 2000. New York:  Macmillan/McGraw-Hill, 126-141.