SIOP Faculty Presentation

1. SIOP Faculty Presentation Practice and Application

2. Practice and Application • What is meaningful practice…? Practice that is directly tied to a standard

3. Practice and Application SIOP Protocol Features • Hands-on materials and/or manipulatives provided for students to practice using new content knowledge • Activities provided for students to apply content and language knowledge in the classroom • Activities integrate all language skills (i.e., reading, writing, listening and speaking)

4. Practice and Application • Meaningful practice allows teachers the opportunity to observe the extent to which all students, especially English learners, understand new information and concepts • In order for students to develop academic language proficiency, they must consistently use the language through listening, speaking, reading and writing

5. Practice and Application • Practice and application should include not only end-of-unit activities, but also opportunities to practice and apply what students have learned during lessons • When are kids going to learn the vocabulary & language if we never give them the opportunity to use it?

6. Implementing the Component of Practice & Application • A valuable resource in each of your buildings is the text: 99 Ideas and Activities for Teaching English Learners with The SIOP Model Pgs. 127-157

7. Lesson Ideas from 99 Ideas… Text • Go Graphic pgs. 135-142 – encourages organized thought process through the use of graphic organizers • Bingop. 18 – provides students with hands-on practice with words, definitions, and/or facts • Numbered Heads Together p. 151 – provides students with practice in reviewing material prior to an assessment