Support multilingualism : early literacy initiative practitioner briefs booklet 4 / edited by Shailaja Menon, Harshita V. Das, Akhila Pydah, Shuchi Sinha ; published by early literacy iInitiative Azim Premji School of Education, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Hyderabad.

Published by Early Literacy Initiative Azim Premji School of Education, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Hyderabad. In association with Eklavya Foundation.

Includes bibliographical references.

The first brief in this booklet emphasises the importance of multilingual classrooms by arguing that a multilingual classroom has consequences not only for a child’s comprehension, but also for the rightful inclusion of her identity, culture and experiences. It provides pedagogical tips that could be adapted for creating a vibrant multilingual environment within the classroom. The second brief provides insights from a teacher research study on the use of the regional language in supporting English language learning in low-English exposure classroom settings. The brief presents pedagogical principles that shaped the intervention, as well as recommendations that could be adapted for teaching English in similar settings.