This 2017 Spring issue of TexTESOL IV’s Fourth Estate is a brilliant success showcasing action research and discussions for ESOL Reading and Writing Skill development in the K-12 classrooms as well as University, Intensive English Programs, and Adult Ed programs. Herein you will find research grounded discussions on using music, poetry, and authentic materials to develop better writers in all areas including STEM as well as discussion on teacher perception of reading strategies and those perceptions effect on their instructional habits, and the use of reading strategies to increase better reading skills as well as to increase language skills fundamentally. You are sure to enjoy this issue.