She is well known for her contributions in the areas of curriculum design, English Language Arts, English Language Development, Spanish Language Arts, Staff development and Parent Involvement.

Her area of expertise is biliteracy with a focus on academic writing and the organization of instruction for explicit teaching of Spanish to English cross-linguistic transfer.

In collaboration with the CCSSO and the California Department of Education, Silvia coordinated the Spanish translation and linguistic augmentation of the Common Core State Standards for Language Arts and Mathematics.

Silvia Dorta-Duque de Reyes is an honored recipient of the prestigious Leadership in Biliteracy Award from the National Association for Bilingual Educators and the Administrator of the Year Award from the California Association for Bilingual Education.