Challenge
When Montoro & Associates partnered with SM Ediciones Puerto Rico to create the Revuela English Language Development (ELD) textbook series, the goal was ambitious: produce the first English curriculum of its kind rooted in Puerto Rican history and culture. Our challenge was to ensure the content not only taught English but also reflected the voices, stories, and identity of Puerto Rican students.
Action
I contributed across almost every layer of content development. I wrote and edited 8 student texts—both fiction and nonfiction—alongside 18 grammar spreads and 19 teacher guides, carefully revising for historical and cultural accuracy. Beyond the texts themselves, I created the product presentation, trained the sales team to communicate its value, and even recorded voiceovers for promotional videos. This combination of content development, accuracy review, and marketing support helped the series move from manuscript to launch with coherence and impact.
Impact
The Revuela ELD series became a landmark project: the first Puerto Rican ELD series produced by SM Ediciones with focus on Puerto Rican culture and history, and quite possibly the first of its kind in Puerto Rico. More than a set of textbooks, it gave students the tools to learn English while expressing their cultural identity in the global language.
Supporting Materials
This collection highlights my contributions to the Revuela English Language Development (ELD) textbook series. It includes a student chapter featuring my fiction story Abu Comes to Visit, a grammar spread sample, and a teacher guide I authored. To showcase the series publicly, I also recorded the voiceover for its promotional video and delivered a presentation to the SM Ediciones sales team, introducing the vision and classroom impact of the program.