Acronyms
Components of Sheltered Instruction
Language Proficiency Level
100
ESL stands for this...
What is English Language Learner?
100
This component includes using scaffolding, promoting higher order thinking and teaching skills.
What is Strategies?
100
At this level, students are not ready for sheltered instruction.
What is Preproduction?
200
TBE stands for this...
What is Transitional Bilingual Education.
200
This component builds on student's prior knowledge and teaches key vocabulary.
What is Building Background?
200
At this level, subjects where context clues facilitate understanding.
What is Early Production?
300
SEI stands for this...
What is Sheltered English Immersion.
300
This component includes reviewing vocabulary and key concepts, providing feedback and conducting assessments.
What is Review and Assessment?
300
At this level, instruction focuses on refining and developing advanced uses of academic English.
What is Advanced?
400
FEP stands for this...
What is Fluent English Proficient.
400
This component uses clear language, appropriate content concepts and plans for introducing meaningful activities.
What is Preparation?
400
At this level, subjects have a contextual nature and are able to learn on a more visual and hands on basis.
What is Speech Emergence?
500
SIOP stands for this...
What is Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol.
500
This component provides clear explanations of academic tasks and teacher's adjusting their speech to an appropriate level for their students.
What is Comprehensible Input?
500
At this level, Students can understand Language Arts and social studies as well as having mastered the other content areas.
What is Intermediate?
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