Joan Shapiro

Joan Shapiro holds a Doctoral Degree and an M.ED in Special Education as well as a Masters Degree in Curriculum and Reading from Teachers College, Columbia University. Previously an Associate Professor of Education at Marymount Manhattan College, she codeveloped and directed the Ruth Smadbeck Communication and Learning Center for children and adolescents and the program for college students with learning disabilities. Now in private practice, she lives in Manhattan. Rebecca Rich holds a...See more

Joan Shapiro holds a Doctoral Degree and an M.ED in Special Education as well as a Masters Degree in Curriculum and Reading from Teachers College, Columbia University. Previously an Associate Professor of Education at Marymount Manhattan College, she codeveloped and directed the Ruth Smadbeck Communication and Learning Center for children and adolescents and the program for college students with learning disabilities. Now in private practice, she lives in Manhattan. Rebecca Rich holds a Doctoral Degree in Special Education as well as a Masters Degree in both Reading and Special Education from Teachers College, Columbia University. She is Associate Professor of Education, Director of the program for students with learning disabilities and Director of Special Education at Manhattanville College. She lives in Purchase, New York. See less