The SIOP Model

The SIOP Model

The SIOP Facts

• Meant to intergrate content and language instruction for students working with a new language
• First Version made in 1990's
• Becane the SIOP method after seven years of reasearch
• There are 30 features packed into 8 components
• Studies show that students whose teacher use the SIOP method are more likely to perform better on writing assessments
• The SIOP model is continually being tested and refined.

Effective SIOP instruction

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• Differentiate instruction
• including multiple opportunities for the students to learn. Using multiple strategies.
• Intertwining language and content objectives into the curriculum.
• Providing multiple resources.
• Instruction is aligned with state content and language standards (NGSS, Common Core, WIDA)
• Use prior knowlledge to connect learning to real life.
• HIGH level of engagment!
• Social interaction
• Language Skills
• All the while, taking into concideration the students' "affective needs, cultural backgrounds, and learning styles" (p.21)

What is the SIOP umbrella??

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• Cooperative Learning
• Explicit Instruction
• ESL Techniques
• Common COre and other state standards
• Reading and Writing Initiatives
• Technology
• Response to Intervention (RTI)
• Differentiated Instruction
• The SIOP is not meant to replace the current teaching methods, but instead "this model of sheltered instruction brings together what toteach by providing a framework for how to teach it." (p. 23)

Resources:

• Echavarria,J., Vogt, M., &Short, D.J. (2017). Making content comprehensible for English learners: The SIOP model. Boston: Person.