Lesson Prep
Building Background
Building Background
The 4 domains of student action through SIOP lessons
What are listening, reading, writing, speaking?
When teachers provide step-by-step directions for academic tasks.
What is clear explanation?
Much of this is needed to increase ELL students' confidence in responding in class.
What is interaction?
Best way to present new knowledge
What is hands-on practice?
90 - 100% of the instructional period
What is the amount of time students should be engaged during a lesson?
Activities students complete are related to these objectives.
What are Language Objectives?
Explore a variety of techniques to present material to students to ensure this
What is comprehension?
Teacher gives students a chance to practice after presenting a concept.
What is student learning?
Clearly supported during the lesson
What are content and language objectives?
Objectives written correlated to CCSS are these objectives
What are Content Objectives?
Questions that probe deep thinking
What is higher order thinking questions?
The resource with "tried and true" SIOP ideas for practice and application.
What is the 99 Ideas book?
Moving the lesson along at a brisk rate.
What is pace of instruction?
A powerful relationship exists between this and increased comprehension.
What is emphasizing key vocabulary?
Metacognitive Thinking
What is thinking about your own thinking?
Maps that provide an organized way for students to display their thoughts
What are thinking maps?
These lists and meanings are crucial to content comprehension.
What are vocabulary lists?
The "ladder-like" process of linking prior knowledge with new content.
What is scaffolding?
Key to student engagement and rigor
What are adequate planning for instruction throughout the day and step-by-step assignment of tasks?
In order to clarify understanding, a teacher may need to seek the help of someone else to do this for the student
What is to speak in the child's L1 to clarify concepts?
Students make connections between abstract and concrete concepts best when these are applied.
What are reading, writing, listening, and speaking during practice and application.
Formative Assessments
What is a type of assessment that is ongoing to diagnose students' attainment of class material?