Based on the widely used text, Making Content Comprehensible for English Learners: The SIOP Model, which includes all grade levels, this book is geared towards the specific needs of elementary students and teachers.  The book opens with an introductory chapter that provides an overview of issues in the education of English learners. Each chapter that follows discusses one research-based component of the SIOP Model of instruction and give explicit guidance on how to implement the component in elementary classrooms. Each chapter also includes vignettes of 3 teachers implementing the SIOP Model to varying degrees. Readers have the opportunity to analyze the instruction and rate the lessons. The authors provide their own analysis and discussion of each lesson as well. 

Table of Contents:
There are page reference errors in the printed Table of Contents of Making Content Comprehensible for Elementary English Learners: The SIOP Model . We realize some educators and students have already purchased the book with the incorrect Table of Contents. The following Table of Contents has been updated for online reference.   Preface and Acknowledgments xi   Introducing Sheltered Instruction 2 Objectives 2 Demographic Changes 6 English Learner Diversity 7 School Reform and Accountability in the Twenty-First Century 9 Academic Literacy 12 Changes in Instructional Practice for English Learners 14 The Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol 17 The SIOP® Model 19 Implementing the SIOP® Model: Getting Started 21 Summary 22 Discussion Questions 23   Lesson Preparation 24 Objectives 24 Background 25 SIOP® Feature 1: Content Objectives Clearly Defined, Displayed, and Reviewed with Students 26 SIOP® Feature 2: Language Objectives Clearly Defined, Displayed, and Reviewed with Students 27 Writing Content and Language Objectives 30 SIOP® Feature 3: Content Concepts Appropriate for Age and Educational Background 34 SIOP® Feature 4: Supplementary Materials Used to a High Degree 36 SIOP® Feature 5: Adaptation of Content to All Levels of Student Proficiency 37 SIOP® Feature 6: Meaningful Activities That Integrate Lesson Concepts with Language Practice Opportunities 41 Using the SIOP® Protocol 42 The Lesson 42 Unit: The Gold Rush (Fourth Grade) 42 Teaching Scenarios 43 Discussion of Lessons 49 Summary 53 Discussion Questions 53   Building Background 54 Objectives 54 Background 55  SIOP® Feature 7: Concepts Explicitly Linked to Students’ Background Experiences 56 Instructional Implications 58 SIOP® Feature 8: Links Explicitly Made Between Past Learning and New Concepts 60 SIOP® Feature 9: Key Vocabulary Emphasized 60 Academic Language 61 Vocabulary Instruction 65 The Lesson 71 Unit: Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH (Sixth Grade) 71 Teaching Scenarios 72 Discussion of Lessons 77 Summary 78 Discussion Questions 79   Comprehensible Input 80 Objectives 80 Background 81 SIOP® Feature 10: Speech Appropriate for Students’ Proficiency Levels 82 SIOP® Feature 11: Clear Explanation of Academic Tasks 83 SIOP® Feature 12: A Variety of Techniques Used to Make Content Concepts Clear 85 The Lesson 87 Unit: Land Forms (Third Grade) 87 Teaching Scenarios 87 Discussion of Lessons 92 Summary 94 Discussion Questions 95   Strategies 96 Objectives 96 Background 97 SIOP® Feature 13: Ample Opportunities Provided for Students to Use Learning Strategies 98 SIOP® Feature 14: Scaffolding Techniques Consistently Used, Assisting and Supporting Student Understanding 102 SIOP® Feature 15: A Variety of Questions or Tasks That Promote Higher-Order Thinking Skills 104 The Lesson 106 Unit: Saving Our Planet (Fifth Grade) 106 Teaching Scenarios 107 Discussion of Lessons 111 Summary 116 Discussion Questions 116   Interaction 118 Objectives 118 Background 119 Mainstream Lesson 121 SIOP® Model 122 SIOP® Feature 16: Frequent Opportunities for Interaction and Discussion 123 Oral Language Development 123 Other Opportunities for Interaction 126 SIOP® Feature 17: Grouping Configurations Support Language and Content Objectives of the Lesson 131 SIOP® Feature 18: Sufficient Wait Time for Student Responses Consistently Provided 133 SIOP® Feature 19: Ample Opportunity for Students to Clarify Key Concepts in L1 134 The Lesson 134 Unit: Addition and Subtraction (First Grade) 134 Teaching Scenarios 135 Discussion of Lessons 139 Summary 140 Discussion Questions 140   Practice & Application 142 Objectives 142 Background 143 SIOP® Feature 20: Hands-On Materials and/or Manipulatives Provided for Students to Practice Using New Content Knowledge 145 SIOP® Feature 21: Activities Provided for Students to Apply Content and Language Knowledge 146 SIOP® Feature 22: Activities Integrate All Language Skills 148 The Lesson 150 Unit: Weather (Second Grade) 150 Teaching Scenarios 150 Discussion of Lessons 156 Summary 158 Discussion Questions 158   Lesson Delivery 160 Objectives 160 Background 161 SIOP® Feature 23: Content Objectives Clearly Supported by Lesson Delivery 162 SIOP® Feature 24: Language Objectives Clearly Supported by Lesson Delivery 162 Meeting Content and Language Objectives 162 SIOP® Feature 25: Students Engaged Approximately 90% to 100% of the Period 163 SIOP® Feature 26: Pacing of the Lesson Appropriate to Students’Ability Levels 165  The Lesson 166 Unit: The Gold Rush (Fourth Grade) 166 Teaching Scenarios 166 Discussion of Lessons 170 Summary 172 Discussion Questions 173   Review & Assessment 174 Objectives 174 Background 176 SIOP® Feature 27: Comprehensive Review of Key Vocabulary 176 SIOP® Feature 28: Comprehensive Review of Key Content Concepts 178 SIOP® Feature 29: Regular Feedback Provided to Students on Their Output 179 SIOP® Feature 30: Assessment of Student Comprehension and Learning of All Lesson Objectives Throughout the Lesson 179 The Lesson 185 Unit: Mathematics (Kindergarten) 185 Teaching Scenarios 185 Discussion of Lessons 191 Summary 194 Discussion Questions 195   Issues of Reading Development and Special Education for English Learners 196 Objectives 197 Issues of Reading Development and Assessment for Children 198 Issues Related to Special Education 203 Special Education Services: When Are They Appropriate? 204 Assisting Struggling Learners: Response to Intervention 206 Students with Special Needs 209 Summary 210 Discussion Questions 210   Effective Use of the SIOP® Protocol 212 Objectives 212 Best Practice in Using the SIOP® Protocol 213 Scoring and Interpreting the SIOP® Protocol 215 Assigning Scores 215 Not Applicable (NA) Category 216 Calculating Scores 216 Sample Lesson 217 Using SIOP® Scores and Comments 220  Reliability and Validity of the SIOP® 230 Summary 230 Discussion Questions 230   Appendix A: The Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol (SIOP®) 232 Appendix B: Lesson Plans 240 Appendix C: Research on the SIOP® Model 246 Summary: Selected Findings from the SIOP® Research Project 249 Current SIOP® Research Studies 250 References 253 Glossary 254 References 258 Index 268