The Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol (SIOP) Model was developed to facilitate high quality instruction for English learners in content area teaching. Increasingly, school districts are recognizing the importance of providing sheltered instruction for English learning students, who consistently fall behind their native speaking peers. Imagine yourself moving to a new country, learning a new language, and having to keep up with science, math, language arts and social studies instruction in that foreign language. It’s not easy. Luckily, there are methods teachers can incorporate into their mainstream classroom to create some equity for English learners.
The SIOP model is a wonderful way to teach English learners, but it also serves as a good model for teaching any group of students. In delivering instruction this way, teachers provide visual cues to go along with written and oral instruction, they work individual, pair and group activities into lessons, and they get to know their students well enough to make content relevant and accessible. Teachers providing sheltered instruction work to build background knowledge before launching into lessons, and they clearly state the learning and language goals for students so they have an idea of where they’re headed each day. There’s more to it, but the point here is, this is good practice for any classroom with a diverse group of learners, and this model is particularly appropriate for language learners.
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