1. What can be learned from CAL’s latest research on the SIOP model?
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What can be learned from CAL’s latest research on the SIOP model?
CAL – Center for Applied Linguistics

2. Project Goal
To determine if the academic performance of middle and high school English language learners improve under the instruction of SIOP-trained teachers

3. Academic Literacy through Sheltered Instruction for Secondary English Language Learners
Project since 2004
Compared 60 educators trained in SIOP in Clifton NJ with 24 educators who were not SIOP-trained at a comparison site in NJ
Collected data from students taught by SIOP-trained teachers in Clifton and a comparison group whose teachers were not SIOP-trained

4. Professional Development of Clifton Project
CAL staff worked with content and ESL teachers
7 days of training in
Summer institute
Follow-up workshops
Substitutes for classes provided
On-site coaches to support lesson planning and delivery
Stipend for summer training and coverage issue during year
Support from school & district administrators: building support makes all the difference in keeping teachers motivated
Secure professional development days
Support SIOP coaches (duty period was SIOP)
Providing time for coaches most important piece

5. Do teachers reach high levels of implementation of the SIOP Model during a sustained professional development program after 1 year?
SIOP-trained teachers increased their SIOP implementation level on average by 19%
Per SIOP component, the range of the percentage growth gain was from 12% (Comprehensible Input) to 39% (lesson delivery)
More than ½ needed one year of training before able to implement the SIOP model to a high degree. Saw a huge jump in implementation in year 2
Thus, School and administrators need a commitment to this model. Administration and cross-discipline commitment provide a consistent message
Coaching beneficial. In this project coaching was collaborative, not evaluative.
7 days makes a difference, 2 days probably doesn’t!
Created new platform of interchange between content and ESL teachers.
Provided common language for both.

6. Does implementation of the SIOP Model in content classrooms result in increased student achievement after 1 year?
Students who had SIOP-trained teachers had a significant percentage growth in their average IPT scores for oral, reading, and writing subtests.
SIOP impacted quality of instruction.
SIOP impacted across the board for all students.

7. The SIOP Model What it is: Language sensitive content class
Framework requiring extensive and sustained training, support, and coaching
Class with structured task in all four language domains: L,S, R, W
What it is not:
A packaged program
Quick and easy to implement
Just good teaching

8. Resources http://njtesol-njbe.org/handouts/CAL.htm