“…(Schleppegrell, 2004;Téllez & Waxman, 2006;Valdés, Capitelli, & Alvarez, 2010). Moreover, as aforementioned, having a relatable experience such as proficiency in a second language (Wessels et al, 2017), having field-based opportunities (Torres & Tackett, 2016), and having professional development or specialized training (Echevarria, Short, & Vogt, 2008;Kazemi & Hubbard 2008;Tran, 2014) could impact the confidence and cultural competency levels of preservice teachers as they work with EL students.…”