Marlene Zepeda is a Professor Emeritus in the Department of Child and Family Studies at California State University, Los Angeles. A former preschool and elementary school teacher, Dr. Zepeda’s current scholarship focuses on dual language learning in Spanish speaking preschool children. Dr. Zepeda has participated in a number of activities relevant to dual language learners. For the California State Department of Education, Dr. Zepeda led a group of national experts in the development of California’s Early Learning Foundations for English Language Development for 3 and 4 year olds, the first effort of its kind in the nation and contributed to a series of research papers associated with California’s Best Practices for Dual Language Learners.

她撰写了许多针对双语学习者的教学策略的出版物。 她目前参与两个主要研究项目,重点是了解西班牙占主导地位的3岁儿童学习英语的语言轨迹,以及针对供讲西班牙语的学龄前儿童学习英语而开发的学前课程功效的研究:NuestroNiños学校就绪研究。 Zepeda博士获得了加利福尼亚州立大学洛杉矶分校儿童发展学士学位和硕士学位。 加州大学洛杉矶分校的发展研究和幼儿教育学位。