Instructional materials to support the early schooling of bilingual students are most effective when they support classroom organization and a context that promotes the development of language acquisition. Examples from a British classroom demonstrate that materials should incorporate an unambiguous valuing of cultural and linguistic identities.…

A case is made for bilingual education in Britain, emphasizing the importance of the heritage language in child development. For children to appreciate language diversity, they must gain insight into the nature and form of languages and their roles in society. (SLD)