Lorena E. Vidaurre

As a professor at Biola University, Dr. Lorena E. Vidaurre teaches Methods of Teaching Linguistically Diverse Students and Spanish, as well as supervises student teachers. She serves as a consultant for a variety of school districts providing support for parent education programs. Currently, Dr. Vidaurre is developing and implementing a parent education program that promotes parent involvement in the home, school, and community in the city of Bell, Calif. She has been an educator for 17 years in the roles of classroom teacher, parent educator, mentor, consultant, and college instructor. Originally from Ecuador, Dr. Vidaurre has enjoyed teaching in bilingual settings in Southern California and specializes in working with linguistically diverse students and parents. She has also enjoyed leading, speaking and teaching in Spanish-speaking ministry settings throughout Los Angeles and Baja California.

Affiliations

• International Reading Association
• National Association for the Education of Young Children

Publications

• Dissertation: "Decreasing School Failure through Parental Involvement in Literacy Intervention for Disadvantaged Hispanic Kindergarten Entrants," defended April 2007, graduation May 2007.

Presentations

• "Preparing for Kindergarten," Third Annual Family Literacy & Health Parent Conference, Carson, CA, March 2007
• "Raising a Bilingual and Biliterate Child," Second Annual Family Literacy and Health Parent Conference, Carson, CA, March 2006
• "Fun and Learning through Literacy," Seventh Annual Parent Community Conference, Norwalk, CA, April 2005