Claudia Rinaldi, Ph.D.

Claudia is a Full Professor of Education and Chair of the Education Program at Lasell University. Claudia is a researcher, consultant, and teacher educator committed to addressing the needs of bilingual students who are learning English and have a disability.

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Lost in Translation- Article in Edutopia magazine

The following article “Lost in Translation” came out in the Edutopia Magazine November 2005 Issue.…

Longitudinal Study on ESL Children’s Reading Achivement Better than Monolinguals

Nonie K. Lesaux, Assistant Professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Education reports that ESL…

Excellent Book on Assessing Culturally & Linguistically Diverse St

Assessing Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students: A Practical Guide by Robert, L. Rhodes, Salvador Hector…

Bilingual Language Development and Disorders

Bilingual Language Development and Disorders in Spanish-English Speakers by Brian A. Goldstein, Paul Brookes Publishing,…

Article on Weblogs

This posting has to do with the recent article I wrote for the Council for…

What is Bilingual Special Education

The following link is a great resource that describes the characteristics and needs of students…

IDEA 2004 Regulation Comparison done by CEC

The Council for Exceptional Children policy team has developed a 71 page document comparing side-by-side…

Feedback for Regulations

Please share the following information with people you know maybe interested in sending public comments…

IDEA Regulations Are Out!

Information regarding access to the proposed IDEA Regulations is attached. The information will also be…

The Chicken or the Egg

Disability or language difference? The purpose of this education blog is to create a forum…