Guidelines and techniques for assisting limited English proficient students in adjusting to their new environment and learning to communicate in English are provided for classroom teachers without previous training in teaching English as a second language. The language and cultural differences of minority students in Utah are noted so that teachers can aid the cultural and social adjustment of new students from the moment of their arrival. Orientation to the school through the use of the orientation tapes available in 11 languages, preliminary English proficiency assessment for placement, and the teaching of basic English vocabulary and phrases for immediate communication are described. The contents of the Holt-Gudmundson Preliminary LEP Assessment Inventory are presented and seven other assessment instruments are discussed. Also covered are the use of total physical response activities to strengthen listening comprehension, survival phrases and social expressions, questions, statements and requests, basic language patterns, and English teaching materials and texts. (RW)