Moreira, Darlinda2016-11-152016-11-152003-03http://hdl.handle.net/10400.2/5730Conferência realizada em Bellaria, Itália, de 28 de fevereiro a 3 março de 2003This paper begins by presenting a general overview of minority groups in Portugal and their relationship with immigration and education. Data regarding school enrolment and dropout are explored. Next, it focuses on minority children’s language diversity, and on its effect on classrooms and mathematics teachers’ strategies to deal with linguistic issues. Finally, it shows how language is needed to reach the aims and to develop the ideas of the Portuguese mathematical curriculum, concluding that there is a need for coordination between school, classrooms and community activities to support the language acquisition of children.engImmigrant childrenMathematics educationPortugueseMinoritiesconference object