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.

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Evaluating Bilingual Student with Potential Disabilities

Last year, I delivered an online webinar for the Bilingual Educators Virtual Submit. The Bilingual…

Joining Hands
New report from the Council for Great City Schools (CGCS) on the State of English Learners and Teacher Preparation

In this section of the CGS report, I will give a quick synopsis of teacher…

Interview with Expert in Bilingual Special Education: Dr. Patricia Medeiros Landurand

We are honored to share this informative interview with a historical figure in the area…

Resources for Parents to Speak to their Children about Social Justice

The last few weeks have been very difficult times for all Americans as we see…

Resources in Autism & other Disabilities in Spanish for families.

This padlet is a great website for parents who needs resources to support their children…

Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS) and How it Can Support English Learners: An Interview with Claudia Rinaldi, Ph.D.

I wanted to share an interview I participated in last week with Rachel Kramer Theodorou,…

Recent Reports on Supporting Bilingual English Learners

There are a few reports that have recently come out about Massachusetts on of Bilingual…

Teaching Resources for Working with Students with Special Needs

Just out! A great resource for teachers and parents for working with students with disabilities…

How do Bilingual/Multilingual English Learners in Schools fare by State? Take a Look

Today, I was reminded of this report that came out in 2017 by NPR.  The…

The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) Professional Organization is Now Free!

Good morning colleagues, Yesterday the International Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) professional Organization granted access…