Dr. Sarah Albrecht
Dr. Sarah Albrecht
Assistant Professor of EducationUrban EducationBiography
Dr. Sarah Albrecht is an assistant professor of bilingual education in the Department of Urban Education at the University of Houston-Downtown. She is committed to equitable outcomes for bilingual and heritage language learners through biliteracy and teacher preparation. As such, her research interests include biliteracy, pedagogical translation in bilingual and world language environments, bridging the gap between bilingual education in the primary grades and heritage language education in the secondary grades, and bilingual teacher preparation. Years of classroom experience inform her research and practice. Dr. Albrecht has presented on pedagogical translation at local, national, and international conferences, webinars and workshops.
Degrees Earned
Utah State University, B.A., Spanish
University of Arizona, M.Ed.
New Mexico State University, M.A., Spanish Linguistics
University of Arizona, Ph.D., Language, Reading and Culture
Courses Taught
PED 3314, Academic Proficiencies for the Bilingual Classroom Teacher
BED 3314, Children's Literature in Spanish
BED 4301, Teaching Language Arts and Reading in Spanish