Velazquez Press and Center for Academic Language Development (CALD)  have partnered up to provide research-based strategies and supports for the learners of academic language in K-12 classrooms.Center for Academic Language Development (CALD) ‘s mission is to promote, research, and develop educational resources for struggling learners via academic language development.   With several top educational leaders on the advisory board,

The Center for Academic Language Development (CALD), in its work with inservice and preservice teachers, school districts, and county offices of Education, deem the following three as priority areas to conduct new studies or conduct a review of the literature on existing studies.  A statement of evidence has been developed after each focus area below.