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What is The SIOP Model?. Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol. Why use it?. Focuses on students’ language needs (wait time, clarification in L1) Adapts content (key vocabulary, visuals) Modifies text and assignments (additional materials)
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What is The SIOP Model? Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol
Why use it? • Focuses on students’ language needs (wait time, clarification in L1) • Adapts content (key vocabulary, visuals) • Modifies text and assignments(additional materials) • Draws on student background experiences • Teaches explicit language objectives • Guides clarification of student responses • Encourages elaboration • Scaffolds
The SIOP Model • Preparation • Building Background • Comprehensible Input • Strategies • Interaction • Practice / Application • Lesson Delivery • Review / Assessment
Preparation • Content objectives • Language objectives • Content concepts appropriate for age and level of students • Supplementary materials (models, visuals) • Adaptation of content • Meaningful activities
Building Background • Link students’ background knowledge • Make links between past learning and new concepts • Emphasize key vocabulary
Comprehensible Input • Speech appropriate for students’ proficiency level • Clear explanation of academic tasks • Uses of variety of techniques to make content concepts clear
Strategies • Provide ample opportunities for students to use strategies • Scaffold • Use a variety of question types (higher-order)
Interaction • Frequent opportunities for interaction • Grouping configurations support language and content objectives • Provides sufficient wait time • Opportunities for students to clarify key concepts in L1
Practice and Application • Provide hand-on materials • Provide activities to apply content and language knowledge • Use activities that integrate all language skills
Lesson Delivery • Content objectives supported by lesson delivery • Language objectives supported by lesson delivery • Students engaged 90%-100% of the time • Pacing appropriate to students’ ability level
Review and Assessment • Review of key vocabulary • Review of key content concepts • Provide feedback • Conducts assessment of student comprehension and learning of all lesson objectives