Describes the experiences of an itinerant ESL/D resource teacher from the Peel Board (Canada) who has covered, over several years, a large number of K-8 and K-13 schools. Discusses problems encountered and offers guidelines for helping minority group students and establishing good relationships with school staffs. (MES)

Deals with language minorities in the United States through discussion of the special English instructional programs needed for them, the legislative and judicial mandates on such programs, and three controversial issues: (1) the goals of such programs, (2) who the programs should serve, and (3) the most pedagogical approach for bilingual…