SIOP Textbook Flashcards
What is the purpose of SIOP?
Observational Protocol for classroom which uses Sheltered Instruction for ELLs (K-12).
What is language objectives?
lesson objectives that are specifically designed to promote students’ language development through all four language domains: reading, writing, speaking and listening
How do language objectives relate to content objectives?
Content objectives describe what the students will learn during the lesson.
Language objectives describe how the students will learn the content of the lesson.
Lesson Preparation
Feature 1
Content Objectives Clearly Defined, Displayed, and Reviewed with Students
Lesson Preparation
Feature 2
Language Objectives Clearly Defined, Displayed, and Reviewed with Students
Lesson Preparation
Feature 3
Content Concepts Appropriate for Age and Educational Background Level of Students
Lesson Preparation
Feature 4
Supplementary Materials Used to a High Degree, Making the Lesson Clear and Meaningful (Computer Programs, Graphs, Models and Visuals)
Lesson Preparation
Feature 5
Adaptation of Content (Text and Assignment) to All Levels of Student Proficiency
Lesson Preparation
Feature 6
Meaningful Activities that Integrate Lesson Concepts (surveys, Letter Writing, Simulations, Constructing Models) with Language Practice Opportunities for Reading, Writing, Listening, and/or Speaking
Building Background
Feature 7
Concepts Explicitly Linked to Students’ Background Experiences
Building Background
Feature 8
Links Explicitly Made Between Past Learning and New Concepts
Building Background
Feature 9
Key Vocabulary Emphasized (Introduced, Written, Repeated, and Highlighted for Student to See)
Comprehensible Input
Feature 10
Speech Appropriate for Students’ Proficiency Levels (Slower Rate, Enunciation, and Simple Sentence Structure for Beginners)
Comprehensible Input
Feature 11
Clear Explanation of Academic Tasks
Comprehensible Input
Feature 12
A Variety of Techniques Used to Make Content Concepts Clear (Modeling, Visuals, Hands-On Activities, Demonstrations, Gestures, and Body Language)
Strategies
Feature 13
Ample Opportunities Provided for Students to Use Learning Strategies
Strategies
Feature 14
Scaffolding Techniques Consistently Used Assisting and Supporting Student Understanding (Think-Alouds)
Strategies
Feature 15
A Variety of Questions or Tasks that Promote Higher-Order Thinking Skills (Literal, Analytical, and Interpretive Questions)
Interaction
Feature 16
Frequent Opportunities for Interaction and Discussion Between Teacher/Student and among Students, Which Encourage Elaborated Responses about Lesson Concepts
Interaction
Feature 17
Grouping Configurations Support Language and Content Objectives of the Lesson
Interaction
Feature 18
Sufficient Wait Time for Student Responses Consistently Provide
Interaction
Feature 19
Ample Opportunities for Students to Clarify Key Concepts in L1 as Needed, with Aide, Peer or L1 text
Practice and Application
Feature 20
Hands-On Materials and/or Manipulative Provided for Students to Practice Using New Content Knowledge
Practice and Application
Feature 21
Activities Provided for Student to Apply Content and Language Knowledge in the Classroom
Practice and Application
Feature 22
Activities Integrate All Language Skills (Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking)
Lesson Delivery
Feature 23
Content Objectives Clearly Supported by Lesson Delivery
Lesson Delivery
Feature 24
Language Objectives Clearly Supported by Lesson Delivery
Lesson Delivery
Feature 25
Students Engaged Approximately 90% to 100% if the Period
Lesson Delivery
Feature 26
Pacing of the Lesson Appropriate to Students’ Ability Levels
Lesson Delivery
Feature 27
Comprehensive Review of Key Vocabulary
Lesson Delivery
Feature 28
Comprehensive Review of Key Concepts
Lesson Delivery
Feature 29
Regular Feedback Provided to Students on Their Output (language, content, and work)
Lesson Delivery
Feature 30
Assessment of Student Comprehension and Learning of All Lesson Objectives (Spot Checking, Group Responses) throughout the lesson
Think-Pair-Share the Objectives
Purpose: Content Objectives Clearly Defined, Displayed, and Reviewed with Students
- Present objectives.
- Give think time to rephrase the objectives in their own words.
- students share their thoughts to a partner
- call on a few students to restate neighbors revised objective
What are the four principles of Activity-based language teaching & learning? (Chapter 1)
Active Engagement, Cultural Relevance, Collaboration, Learning Strategies
Principle 1: Active Engagement
Learners play enjoyable, engaging, active roles in the learning experience.
Active engagement are practices when language is learned while also doing something with it.
Example: food pyramid- students keep a written/pictorial food diary and then use word source tools to list in English the foods they ate. Next, students made word cards of the foods and taught their classmates. Finally, students classified all the foods they had eaten two ways: by locating them on a map of the world.
Principle 2: Cultural Relevance
Classrooms respect and incorporate the cultures of learners in those classes while helping them to understand the new culture of the community, teh school, and the classroom.
Teachers play the most important role. Teachers model and the students follow which creates a climate of trust.
Parent involvement plays an important role in students’ school achievement and social development, an in literacy development in particular.
Creating a culturally responsive and culturally relevant classroom goes beyond parental involvement and requires thoughtfulness and effort on the part of teachers to learn about students’ cultures from students themselves, families, community members….
Example: integrate a multicultural perspective on the daily lie of the classroom instead of viewing the differences between cultures or focusing on holidays, foods and customs.
Principle 3: Collaboration
Instruction should be organized to facilitate interaction and collaborate. Learners should solve problems, negotiate meaning, and demonstrate what they have learned.
Example: elbow buddy, pair-share, numbered heads together activities.
Principle 4: Learning Strategies
Use a variety of language and learning strategies to expand learning beyond the classroom and to become independent, lifelong learners.
These strategies can be observable behaviors, steps, or techniques.
Example: S3R (survey, read, recite, review) on a literacy lesson.
What are the features of culturally responsive instruction? (Chapter 3)
Communication of High Expectation for All Learners, Learning within an Affirming Cultural Context, Culturally Responsive Instructional Practices, Teacher as Cultural Mediator
Communication of High Expectation for All Learners
Students who feel a disconnect with the dominant school culture experience emotional and psychological distress leading to poor school achievement, behavioral problems, low motivation, and dropout status. Research indicates that the racial, ethnic, and gender stereotypes that lessen motivation in learners can be eased through simple teacher manipulations.
Learning within an Affirming Cultural Context
By creating a sense of cultural acceptance in the classroom, teachers validate their students’ self-worth and show respect for their languages. Cultural dissonance that occurs when our deeply held values come into conflict with other, differing values leads to an uncomfortable sense of discord, confusion, conflict, and anxiety. The goal for our students is acculturation- the ability to be bicultural and live in a world viewed through two sets of cultural lenses.
Culturally Responsive Instructional Practices
Culturally responsive instruction recognizes and utilizes students’ language and culture. Teachers acknowledge their students’ differences as well as their commonalities. They plan for instruction based on student experiences and strengths. Factors: motivate students to participate actively in their learning, challenge students to strive for excellence, promote equity and mutual respect in the classroom.