SIOP
Acronyms
General Knowledge
True / False
100

A teacher says, "Students will compare two characters with a Venn diagram." This is an example of what kind of objective?

Content objective

100

ELL

English Language Learner

100

What is the name of the assessment that ELLs take to assess their English Language Proficiency?

ACCESS test

100

Each student learning English will learn and grow at their own pace.

True

200

A teacher connects a new science concept to students' experiences growing plants at home. Which SIOP feature is demonstrated?

Linking concepts to students' backgrounds and experiences.
200

ESL

English as a Second Language

200

Name the 4 domains of Language

Speaking

Listening

Reading

Writing

200

English Language Learner Teachers/Specialists do not get paid as much as Special Education or general education teachers.

False!

300

A multilingual learner understands a math concept, but cannot explain the reasoning in English. Name one strategy the teacher could use to help the student demonstrate understanding while developing academic language?

Visuals, sentence frames, structured partner discussion, language scaffold, etc.

300

MLL

Multilingual Learner

300

This is the name of the organization, with its origins in Wisconsin, that provides the framework for educating and supporting ELLs.

WIDA

300

Teachers should teach easier content to multilingual learners so they can understand the language.

False

400

Name 4 of the 8 features of the SIOP model.

Lesson Preparation

Building Background

Comprehensible Input

Strategies

Interaction

Practice and Application

Review and Assessment

400

TESOL

Teacher of English to Speakers of Other Languages


400

These two language domains are receptive language domains.

Listening and Reading

400

Every school has an educator who works solely with English Language Learners.

False

500

Students correctly complete the content task, but the teacher does not check whether they met the langauge objective. Which SIOP component is most directly weakened and what should the teacher do differently?

Review and Assessment

Assess both the content and language objectives, provide feedback, re-visit the objectives

500

SIOP

Sheltered Instruction Operational Protocol

500

This word describes when someone is discriminated against because of the language or variety of language they speak.

Linguicism

500

Students with a solid literacy foundation in their L1, will generally have an easier time learning English. 

True

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