Recent Reports on Supporting Bilingual English Learners

Claudia is the Endowed Joan Wieler Arno 49 Professor at…

There are a few reports that have recently come out about Massachusetts on of Bilingual English Learners with Disabilities coming out from education agencies and educational organizations that address specifically the needs of bilingual English learners. Some of the key points in all this reports include:

Understanding the populations of students who are multilingual and bilingual and who are also learning English
Guidance on Multi-tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) and how bilingual/ multi -ingual English Learners
Position on how eligibility for special education can be evaluated for bilingual/ multi-lingual English Learners
Examples and videos from the field that capitalized on pockets of excellence
Guidance from Support for English Learners with Disabilities (2019) Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

Number 1 for Some (2019) Massachusetts Education Equity Partnership

Assessment of English Learners with Disabilities, TESOL International

English Learners in Massachusetts (2018) Migration Policy Institute

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.