A Modest Amount of Spanish (20%)– newspaper article
March 26, 2007

Claudia Rinaldi, Ph.D.
Claudia is the Endowed Joan Wieler Arno 49 Professor at…
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A modest amount of Spanish
Sent the to Raleigh (N.C.) News & Observer, March 23, 2007
When teachers use a modest amount of Spanish (less than 20 percent) with Spanish speaking preschoolers,
children are better adjusted and learn just as much English (�Native speech key for preschoolers, study finds,� March 22).
for more information visit the UNC Center for Child Development
Claudia Rinaldi, Ph.D.
Claudia is the Endowed Joan Wieler Arno 49 Professor at Lasell University. She is currently a full professor of education and chair of the Education Program. Claudia has been a teacher, researcher, consultant, and professor of special education.