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The Multilingual Classroom

A Handbook for Teachers and Teacher Educators

  • Editor Prof. Suresh Nair · Tata Institute of Social Sciences
  • Editor Dr. Ishita Barua · Azim Premji University

About this book

Written for teachers who have thirty children and eleven home languages between them, and for the people who train those teachers. Every chapter pairs research evidence with classroom procedure, and every procedure has been used in an Indian government school by one of the contributors. Includes reproducible assessment instruments in five languages, released open access so that they can be photocopied without anyone asking permission.

Table of contents

  1. What Multilingual Classrooms Actually Look LikeSuresh Nair10.53456/book.2025.multilingual.01p. 1
  2. Language Mapping: Finding Out What Your Class SpeaksIshita Barua10.53456/book.2025.multilingual.02p. 22
  3. Bridging Programmes: Design and SequenceRukmini Shetty10.53456/book.2025.multilingual.03p. 48
  4. Teaching Reading in a Second LanguageGrace Mwangi10.53456/book.2025.multilingual.04p. 89
  5. Assessment Without Bias: Instruments and CautionsCarlos Ruiz10.53456/book.2025.multilingual.05p. 131
  6. Working With Parents Across LanguagesIshita Barua10.53456/book.2025.multilingual.06p. 178
  7. Twelve Classroom Procedures, AnnotatedThe Editors10.53456/book.2025.multilingual.07p. 214

Every chapter carries its own DOI and can be cited independently of the volume.