1. Title III Federal Programs Professional Development Series August 2018
SIOP Model
Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol
Module1: SIOP Overview
Title III Federal Programs
Professional Development Series
August 2018

2. Sheltered Instruction (SI)

3. Sheltered Instruction (SI)
The purpose of sheltered instruction (SI) is to deliver grade level subject matter content (Language Arts, Math, Science, Social Studies, Health, PE, and Art) in a manner that is accessible to all learners.
In sheltered instruction classes, delivered by a core teacher, students receive comprehensible core content instruction throughout the day
The content is from grade level curricula taught using instructional strategies that scaffold the content learning by building background knowledge and through the use of visuals, gestures, manipulatives, paraphrasing, etc.
Lessons have clear grade level content and language objectives.

4. What is SIOP?
A research-based and validated instructional model that has proven effective in addressing the academic needs of English learners throughout the United States.
A protocol developed by Jana Echevarria and Deborah Short in 1996
A lesson planning and delivery system for sheltered instruction
An observation instrument S I O P

5. SIOP Overview Video
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6. SIOP Components Preparation Building Background Comprehensible Input
Strategies
Interaction
Practice/Application
Lesson Delivery
Review/Assessment

7. Preparation Preparation Write Content Objectives clearly for students
Write Language Objectives clearly for students
Choose content concepts appropriate for age and educational background levels of students
Identify supplementary materials to use (graphs, models, visuals)
Adapt content (e.g., text, assignment) to all levels of student proficiency
Plan meaningful activities that integrate lesson concepts (e.g., surveys, letter writing, simulations) with language practice opportunities for the four skills
Preparation

8. Building Background Building Background
Explicitly link concepts to students' backgrounds and experiences.
Explicitly link past learning and new concepts.
Emphasize key vocabulary (e.g., introduce, write, repeat, and highlight) for students
Building
Background

9. Comprehensible Input Comprehensible Input
Use speech appropriate for students' proficiency level (e.g., slower rate, enunciation, simple sentence structure for beginners).
Explain academic tasks clearly
Use a variety of techniques to make content concepts clear (e.g., modeling, visuals, hands-on activities, demonstrations, gestures, body language).
Show not tell
Comprehensible
Input

10. Strategies Strategies
Provide ample opportunities for students to use strategies (e.g., problem solving, predicting, organizing, summarizing, categorizing, evaluating, self- monitoring).
Use scaffolding techniques consistently (providing the right amount of support to move students from one level of understanding to a higher level) throughout lesson.
Use a variety of question types including those that promote higher-order thinking skills throughout the lesson (e.g., literal, analytical, and interpretive questions).
Strategies

11. Interaction Interaction
Provide frequent opportunities for interactions and discussion between teacher/student and among students, and encourage elaborated responses.
Use group configurations that support language and content objectives of the lesson.
Provide sufficient wait time for student response consistently. Give ample opportunities for students to clarify key concepts in LI as needed with aide, peer, or LI text.
Interaction

12. Practice/Application
Provide hands-on materials and/or manipulatives for students to practice using new content knowledge.
Provide activities for students to apply content and language knowledge in the classroom.
Provide activities that integrate all language skills (i.e., reading, writing, listening, speaking).
Practice/
Application

13. Lesson Delivery Lesson Delivery Support content objectives clearly.
Support language objectives clearly.
Engage students approximately % of the time (most students taking part/on task).
Pace the lesson appropriately to the students' ability level.
Lesson
Delivery

14. Review/Assessment Review/ Assessment
Give a comprehensive review of key vocabulary
Give a comprehensive review of key content concepts.
Provide feedback to students regularly on their output (e.g., language, content, work).
Conduct assessments of student comprehension and learning throughout lesson on all lesson objectives (e.g., spot checking, group response).
Review/
Assessment

15. Reflection
How can you implement the components of SIOP into your daily instruction to support English Leaners?
Which components are you already utilizing?
How will SIOP benefit your teaching?
What do you believe are the two most important components of SIOP?
What more would you like to know about the SIOP model?

16. More information Find out more about the SIOP model at
the following websites:

17. References
Reprinted from Echevarria,J., Vogt, M.E., & Short, D. (2000). Making content comprehensible to English language Learners: The SIOP model. Boston: Allyn & Bacon.