A handbook for teachers and administrators dealing with limited-English-speaking native Pilipino-speaking students in the schools gives information on the unique historical, sociocultural, and linguistic characteristics of this group and provides information about educational resources. It begins with an overview of Filipino immigration history, distribution in the United States, educational background, schooling problems, and parental attitudes. The second chapter looks at historical and sociocultural factors affecting Filipinos in the Philippines and in California. Chapter 3 outlines characteristics of the Pilipino language, including language distribution in the Philippines, features of Philippine languages, the controversy over a native language in the Philippines, the implications for language instruction in the United States, differences between Pilipino and English, characteristics of written Pilipino, and notes on the interrelationship of language and culture. The fourth chapter suggests instructional and curriculum strategies for Pilipino language development, including methods for teaching reading and writing in Pilipino, oral English instruction, bilingual reading instruction, criteria for introduction of English reading, and comments on exposure to English and Pilipino. A glossary, reference list, resource directories, and sample materials and objectives for writing in Pilipino are appended. (MSE)