Effective SIOP Instruction for English Learners

EFFECTIVE SIOP INSTRUCTION

• COOPERATIVE LEARNING
• EXPLICIT INSTRUCTION
• BACKGROUND SCHEMA BUILT AND ACTIVATED
• ESL TECHNIQUES
• COMMON CORE AND OTHER STATE STANDARDS
• READING AND WRITING INITIATIVES
• TECHNOLOGY
• RESPONSE TO INTERVENTION
• DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION

COOPERATIVE LEARNING

• Students are highly engaged with the teacher, classmates, and the material that is provided. Students are also high interactive. Peer interactions gives the students opportunities to practice their english.

EXPLICIT INSTRUCTION

• Teachers identify how language is used in different subjects. Teachers then give students very explicit instruction. This instruction allows students to participate, and the teacher to observe the learning that is going on.

BACKGROUND SCHEMA BUILT

• Teachers will build background knowledge for new concepts. Teachers will also plan activities that accommodate to their backgrounds and their learning styles.

ESL TECHNIQUES

• Teachers must provide multiple different ways for students to show their understanding of a subject. On page twenty-two of our textbook it states, "Students may be at different levels and not hold the same understanding, so activities should be targeted at their own unique level to prevent failure."

COMMON CORE & STATE STAND.

• The instruction that teachers give to students should go hand in hand with the common core and state standards. These are ways that teachers can determine student's understanding.

READING & WRITING INITIATIVES

• One reading and writing initiative explained in our textbook is for teachers to have students take notes while they are reading so that the teacher can moditor each student's comprehension level.

TECHNOLOGY

• Technology is something that continues to expand. Students love technology and it can be used as a way to motivate students. Because technology is so huge and always getting larger, there is always something educational that students can do with technology. This can be a great way for students to learn.

RESPONSE TO INTERVENTION

• Response to intervention is when teachers focus on finding ways to change instruction so that the students can be successful. For response to intervention teachers have to document any changes in behavior or performances as a result of intervention and assessments.

DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION

• Differentiated instruction is when teachers use other methods for teacher rather than just using lectures or textbook readings. Differentiated instruction is tailored to each student's individual needs. Differentiated instruction can be accomplished with using visual models, graphs, technology etc.