General Overview
What does SIOP stand for?
Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol?
-not "stuff I obviously practice" :)
These need to be clearly defined, displayed, and reviewed with students.
Content and Language Objectives
Link concepts to students’ background experiences.
Bridge past learning to new concepts.
Key vocabulary emphasized.
What do these 3 have in common?
3 Features of the Building Background Components
Clear explanation of academic tasks.
Speech appropriate for students’ proficiency level.
Variety of techniques used to make content concepts clear.
What do these 3 have in common?
Features of Comprehensible Input.
What are the four language domains?
Reading, writing, listening, and speaking.
Provide two examples of resources you can use to help you with SIOP
-Texts: Making Content Comprehensible, 99 Ideas
-Your mentors
-Your instructional coaches
A statement about the day's activities that support LANGUAGE development
Language Objective
This feature highlights using an experience or example from another culture to add meaning to a new concept being taught.
Linking Students' Background Experiences
Venn Diagram, timeline, flowchart, story maps are examples of these?
graphic organizers
These need to be appropriate for the Age and Educational Background of the students.
Content Concepts and/or Learning Materials
How many SIOP COMPONENTS are there?
8
A statement about the day's lesson that correlates to a STANDARD
Content Objective
When an instructor is teaching on life cycles of plants and brings in examples of seeds, branches, fruits, and buds for the students to view. He/she is using ____________ in the classroom.
Realia
When you chunk content and/or use multiple visuals and organizational tools to stimulate student learning of new concepts.
scaffolding
In Building Background, _______ is stressed as a critical component for the academic achievement of English learners.
vocabulary development
How many SIOP FEATURES are there?
30
External resources gathered and used to a high degree to make lessons clear and meaningful.
Supplementary Materials
This feature highlights the need for teachers to review a text, or key concept, to decide key words to highlight at the beginning of a lesson to make the learning more accessible to English Learners.
emphasizing key vocabulary
clear explanation of academics tasks
Name one of the scaffolding techniques that involves creating a phrase to help you remember something.
Ex. My very educated mother served us nachos (order of the planets)
FOIL (order of mathematical operations)
Mnemonics/Mnemonic Device
Name the first three components we have already covered this year.
Lesson Preparation, Building Background, Comprehensible Input
What two words, beginning with the letter R, summarize what you need to consider during lesson preparation?
_______ and ___________
rigor and relevance
The feature of this component that refers to reviewing concept maps or notes before introducing a new key concept.
explicit links to past learning; bridge past learning to new concepts
What does higher order thinking promote?
critical thinking skills
What are three communities does the West Liberty School District serve?
West Liberty, Atalissa, Nichols