Using The Siop Model With Pre-K And Kindergarten English Learners

Thisnewadditiontothebest-sellingSIOP?ModelseriesshowshowtousetheSIOP?Modelwithpre-KandkindergartenEnglishlearnerssotheycanfullyparticipateinallaspectsofearlyschooling.UnderstandtheyoungEnglishlearnerandlanguagedevelopment,learnalleightcomponentsoftheSIOPModel(lessonpreparation,buildingbackground,comprehensibleinputandstrategies,interactionandlessondelivery,practice&applicationandreview&assessment),andseehowotherprogramshaveusedtheSIOPModeltocreateanoptimallearningenvironmentfortheiryoungstudents.Focusesonpreschool-agedchildrenandkindergarteners—andshowshowtocreateaneffectiveanddevelopmentallyappropriateinstructionalsettingfortheseyoungEnglishlearners.ProvidesanoverviewoftheSIOPModel—andexplainsitsresearchsupportandapplicationtoearlychildhoodprograms.DescribestheyoungEnglishlearner,currentdemographictrendsandthefundamentalsoflanguagedevelopmentearlyinthebook—toprovideacontextforlatermaterial(Chapters2and3).DevotesfourchapterstotheeightcomponentsoftheSIOPModel—soeducatorslearnhowtouselessonpreparation,buildingbackground,comprehensibleinputandstrategies,interactionandlessondelivery,practice&applicationandreview&assessmentwiththeiryoungEnglishlearners(Chapters4-7).Providesasamplelessonplanandhighlightsthreesampleprograms—soeducatorscanseehowtoimplementtheframeworkindifferentsettingsandcircumstances.IncludesacomprehensiveversionoftheSIOPprotocolandanabbreviatedversion—soeducatorslearnhowtousethetooltoobservelessons,providefeedback,andsupportotherteachers(Chapter9andAppendixA).