Teachers support the life experiences and languages of all students. For example, the incorporation of home culture and knowledge contributes to a feeling of trust between children and their teachers. Teachers also use homework assignments to tap students' funds of knowledge. Teachers engage students in authentic, meaningful activities. Teachers provide opportunities for and encourage interaction between children acquiring a second language and fluent speakers of that language.
Teachers use strategies to make content delivered in English comprehensible.
A School Assessment System. National Center for Research on Cultural Diversity and Second Language Learning, in press. St., N.W., Washington D.C. 20037.