Transcript Language Objectives - Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi

Sheltered Instruction
Observation Protocol (SIOP)
for
Science and Math
Teachers
Agenda
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Welcome
Session Objectives
Introduction to
Sheltered Instruction
Observation Protocol
(SIOP)
Lesson Preparation
Preparation Features
Content and Language
Objectives
Wrap-up and questions
Session Objectives:
• Content Objectives:
– Participants will be able to:
• Become familiar with Sheltered Instruction
Observation Protocol (SIOP)
• Explain the importance of including
language and content objectives in lessons
for English Language Learners (ELLs)
• Adapt content to the proficiency levels of
ELLs
• Design and integrate meaningful activities
into content areas
Session Objectives (cont)
• Language Objectives:
– Participants will be able to:
• Discuss the components of the SIOP
• Identify the difference between content and language
objectives by developing them for lesson plans and
using resources
• Debate the inclusion of both kinds of objectives and
use of supplementary materials.
What is Sheltered Instruction?
• Sheltered instruction is an
English immersion
approach to instruction
and classroom
management that
teachers can use to help
second language
learners to
simultaneously acquire
English and content area
knowledge and skills.
Characteristics of Sheltered
Instruction
• Comprehensible input
• Warm, affective environment
• High levels of student interaction, including
small-group and cooperative learning
• Student-centered
• More hands-on tasks
• Careful, comprehensive planning, including
selecting key concepts from core curriculum
Characteristics of Sheltered
Instruction (cont.)
• Well-planned lessons
• Time-on-task
• Use of student background knowledge
and experience
• Variety of delivery modes
• Grade-level content
• Checks for understanding
• Use of higher-order thinking skills
• Explicitly stated lesson objectives
Components of Sheltered
Instruction
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Modeling
Hands-on-activities
Realia
Commercially-made
pictures
• Teacher-made
pictures
• Overhead projector
•Demonstrations
•Multimedia
•Timelines
•Graphs
•Bulletin boards
•Maps
•Globes
•Computers
Lesson Preparation
Key to
effective
teaching and
learning
Lesson Preparation
• Objectives should provide
practice in reading, writing,
listening, and speaking
• Incorporate strategies for
grammar, vocabulary, and
language learning;
• Objectives must be explicit to
the students so that they
know what the teacher
expects them to learn each
day.
Preparing a SIOP Lesson
• Purpose: to develop
an understanding of
how to prepare a
SIOP lesson.
• Materials: SIOP
components, KWL
chart, Preparation
components handout.
• Warm-up activity:
KWL Chart
SIOP Components
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Preparation
Building Background
Comprehensible Input
Strategies
Interaction
Practice/Application
Lesson/Delivery
Review/Assessment
Preparation Features
• Clearly defined content objectives for students
• Clearly defined language objectives for students
• Content concepts appropriate for age and educational
background.
• Supplementary materials used to a high degree,
making the lesson clear and meaningful (e.g. graphs,
models, visuals)
• Adaptation of content (e.g.text, assignment) to all
levels of student proficiency.
• Meaningful activities that integrate lesson concepts
(e.g. surveys, letter writing, simulations, constructing
models) with language practice opportunities for reading,
writing, listening, and/or speaking.
Debate
• Divide into 2 teams
• Each team subdivides into pro and con position
holders
• Topics for debate:
– Content objectives and language objectives should be
addressed in separate lessons.
– It is necessary to tell the students the objectives each day
– Supplementary materials should be used in place of
textbooks for ELLs.
– All lessons should include reading, writing, listening and
speaking practice.
Debate (cont)
• Each subgroup prepares 3 or 4 points that
support their position and identify a debater
from the group.
Reason language objectives are
problematic:
• Content teachers do not know how to identify
potential language objectives
• Content teachers do not have time to teach
language
• Teaching language is often considered the role
of the ESL teacher
• Content teachers do not know enough about
their ELLs’ proficiency levels to determine
appropriate language objectives.
The SIOP enables teachers to help
students overcome obstacles they
face due to lack of language
proficiency.
LESSON
PLAN
SIOP
SIOP
Lesson
Content and Language Objectives
• Purpose: to understand the importance of
writing content and language objectives for
each lesson and sharing them with English
Language Learners everyday.
Activity
#1 Think-Pair-Share: What is the difference
between content and language objectives?
Content and Language Objectives
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• Example of a content objective for math:
TAKS Objective 7 for Exit Level TAKS
The student will demonstrate an understanding
of two- and three-dimensional representations
of geometric relationships and shapes.
TESOL Objective 2: The student will use English
to achieve academically in content areas.
Content and Language
Objectives (cont)
• Example of a content objective for science:
Biology (12) Science concepts. The student knows
that interdependence and interactions
occur within an ecosystem. The student is expected to
(E) investigate and explain the interactions in an
ecosystem including food chains, food webs,
and food pyramids. (Tested at grade 10)
• TESOL Objective 2: The student will use English to
achieve academically in content areas.
Activity #2
• Participants will work in small groups to develop 3
language objectives for their content area using
handout
• Select one member of each group to share
findings.
Wrap-up
• If your horse is dead, GET OFF!
DEAD
HORSE
•Make a new plan!