The document discusses strategies for meeting the diverse needs of students in California. It notes that California students come from a wide variety of ethnic backgrounds and nearly a quarter are English language learners. It recommends using Specially Designed Academic Instruction in English (SDAIE) strategies which introduce key concepts, scaffold instruction, and make use of visuals, hands-on activities, and building on prior knowledge to help English learners understand content. SDAIE strategies also include modeling, bridging to prior knowledge, contextualizing concepts, building schema, developing metacognition, reframing material, checking for comprehension, monitoring and assessing students, and adjusting speech to meet the needs of English learners.