Ilya E. Shestakov

Increasing migration processes associated with widespread digitalization, increasing social differentiation, and unresolved social and political issues worldwide result in the need to consider the adaptation of migrants to living in cultures, societies, and linguistic environments other than their native ones. The adaptation of migrants is inextricably linked to difficulties in educating migrant children (non-native speaker learners) who do not speak Russian properly, which prevents them from integrating into society and successfully mastering the school curriculum. The research deals with the difficulties associated with the education of non-native speaker learners with the conditions of contemporary general education schools in Russia, analyzes the causes of these difficulties, and provides their classification. Based on the analysis of Russian and foreign scientific works, the research identifies a number of practices aimed at resolving the difficulties in the education of migrant children. Nowadays, it is critically important to provide equal opportunities and conditions for learning for all children, regardless of their ethnicity, place of residence, culture, or native language. The solution to the difficulties outlined in the research involves the need for comprehensive measures. It is vital that educational institutions provide support and assistance to non-native speaker children, including intensive language courses, specialized educational programs, and support for socially and economically vulnerable groups of learners. Equally important is the training of teachers to work with non-native speaker children, providing them with appropriate teaching materials and resources.