Julie Jacobson, Ph. D. teaches Spanish and English with San Diego City Schools. Dr. Jacobson has contributed to such publications as The Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy, published by The International Reading Association and The California Reader. She is also a co-author of Accommodating Differences Among English Language Learners; Best Practices: 75+ Literacy Lessons, a series of instructional language learning strategies that has been translated to French, available through Guilford Press. Spanish Across America: A Ready-To-Use Resource provides professionals and casual conversationalists alike with a quick, easy-to-use reference to expressions, questions and directives in both English and Spanish.