This book offers practical research-based advice for teachers and other educators on how to adapt school and classroom procedures, curriculum content, and instructional strategies in order to provide a supportive learning environment for students of minority language backgrounds who are learning the language of instruction at the same time as they are learning the curriculum.

Section 1. Getting started. The new arrival ; First days and beyond -- Section 2. Planning : a whole-school approach. Linguistic and academic support for newcomers and language learners ; Differentiated instruction and assessment for newcomers and language learners ; Planning ahead -- Section 3. In the classroom. An inclusive learning environment ; Making space for community languages ; Oral language in every classroom ; Reading and writing in every classroom ; Vocabulary instruction in every classroom.