MANHATTANVILLE COLLEGEMANHATTANVILLE COLLEGESecond Annual Educational ForumSecond Annual Educational Forum

June 8, 2007June 8, 2007

INCLUSION for ELs:INCLUSION for ELs:

SIOPSIOP IN ELEMENTARY IN ELEMENTARY CLASSROOMSCLASSROOMS

Presenter: Marina A. MoranPresenter: Marina A. Moran

Bedford CSDBedford CSD

Historical PerspectiveHistorical Perspective Change in Student DemographicsChange in Student Demographics

1991-92 through 2001-02 1991-92 through 2001-02

95% EL growth95% EL growth

12% total enrollment growth12% total enrollment growth Change in Teacher DemographicsChange in Teacher Demographics200 new teachers hired in last 2 years Increased Accountability Measures, Increased Accountability Measures,

AYP, NCLB

District PerspectiveDistrict Perspective Student Student Profile

* greater disparity among ELLs * greater disparity among ELLs culturally and educationally within culturally and educationally within past ten yearspast ten years

* increased NYS learner standards * increased NYS learner standards and accountability (NCLB)and accountability (NCLB)

Philosophy, Research and Pedagogy * inclusive educational opportunities

for students

Demographic DataLongitudinal Trends for Enrollm ent by Ethnicity 1994-2005

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Bedford CSD Limited English Proficiency TrendsBedford CSD Limited English Proficiency Trends

Longitudinal LEP Enrollment by Level 1994-2005

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Social Versus Academic Social Versus Academic LanguageLanguage

BICSBICS Simpler languageSimpler language Face-to-faceFace-to-face Simpler, familiar Simpler, familiar

topicstopics Clues from social Clues from social

context, gestures, context, gestures, expressionsexpressions

Many opportunities for Many opportunities for clarificationclarification

CALPCALP Complex language Complex language

structuresstructures Lecture-style Lecture-style

communication, communication, reading a textbookreading a textbook

Little situational Little situational contextcontext

Precise understanding Precise understanding required; higher-order required; higher-order thinkingthinking

How Long Does it Take to How Long Does it Take to Achieve Proficiency?Achieve Proficiency?

Cumming’s Model of Academic Cumming’s Model of Academic LanguageLanguage

AA Cognitively UndemandingCognitively Undemanding CC

- - face-to-face conversationsface-to-face conversations - telephone conversations- telephone conversations- - following simple directionsfollowing simple directions - - note on refrigeratornote on refrigerator

ContextContext ContextContext

EmbeddedEmbedded ReducedReduced

BB - Demonstrations- Demonstrations -reading a textbook-reading a textbook DD- - Science experimentsScience experiments - lecture with few illustrations- lecture with few illustrations- A-V assisted lesson- A-V assisted lesson - Math concepts and applications- Math concepts and applications

CognitivelyCognitivelyDemandingDemanding

Change in service delivery Change in service delivery modelmodel::

pull-out pull-out inclusion inclusion

collaboration between collaboration between classroom and ESL teachersclassroom and ESL teachers

What is sheltered instruction?What is sheltered instruction?

Brainstorm with a Brainstorm with a partner a definition partner a definition of sheltered of sheltered instruction. instruction. • Who? Who? • What? What? • When? When? • Where? Where? • Why?Why?• How?How?

Sheltered Instruction True/False Sheltered Instruction True/False QuestionsQuestions

1.1. Sheltered Instruction is used Sheltered Instruction is used in sheltered content in sheltered content courses.courses.

2.2. Sheltered Instruction is used Sheltered Instruction is used in a variety of program in a variety of program models. models.

3.3. Sheltered Instruction cannot Sheltered Instruction cannot be used in classes that be used in classes that contain both ELLs and contain both ELLs and native English speakers.native English speakers.

Sheltered Instruction True/False Sheltered Instruction True/False Questions cont.Questions cont.

4.4. Sheltered Instruction is the Sheltered Instruction is the same as high quality instruction same as high quality instruction for native English speakers.for native English speakers.

5.5. Language development classes Language development classes should be separate from should be separate from content classes for ELLs to learn content classes for ELLs to learn best.best.

6.6. In Sheltered Instruction classes, In Sheltered Instruction classes, teachers integrate ESL teachers integrate ESL Standards.Standards.

Teachers and the Integrated Teachers and the Integrated ApproachApproach

Language TeacherContent Teacher

The Integrated ApproachThe Integrated Approach Application of instructional methodsApplication of instructional methods which which

integrate language and contentintegrate language and content Principles for developing or Principles for developing or adapting adapting

instructional materialsinstructional materials which integrate which integrate language and contentlanguage and content

Identification of Identification of relationship between relationship between content and language skillscontent and language skills

Strategies for Strategies for assessmentassessment of students’ of students’ language skills as well as content area language skills as well as content area concepts and skillsconcepts and skills

Distinction to note…Distinction to note…

In In content-based ESL classescontent-based ESL classes, the instructor’s , the instructor’s main goal is English language skill main goal is English language skill development and the secondary goal is development and the secondary goal is teaching the students content concepts and teaching the students content concepts and vocabulary for the regular mainstream vocabulary for the regular mainstream classroom.classroom.

In In sheltered instructionsheltered instruction, ELLS participate in , ELLS participate in specific content courses with grade-level specific content courses with grade-level objectives that are delivered through modified objectives that are delivered through modified instruction to make the content more instruction to make the content more comprehensible to the students.comprehensible to the students.

SIOPSIOP

A means for making grade-level A means for making grade-level content comprehensible to English content comprehensible to English language learners.language learners.

Scientifically-based approachScientifically-based approach

Framework for collaboration between Framework for collaboration between ESL and classroom teacherESL and classroom teacher

Sheltered Instruction Observation Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol (SIOP) ComponentsProtocol (SIOP) Components

PreparationPreparation Building BackgroundBuilding Background Comprehensible InputComprehensible Input StrategiesStrategies InteractionInteraction Practice/ApplicationPractice/Application Lesson DeliveryLesson Delivery Review/AssessmentReview/Assessment

SIOP in ActionSIOP in Actionat Bedford Central School at Bedford Central School

DistrictDistrict

Video clip viewingVideo clip viewing

Implementation PlanImplementation Plan

Buy-inBuy-in Class formationClass formation TrainingTraining Implementation SupportImplementation Support AssessmentAssessment

Data CollectionData CollectionAdministrators’ SurveyAdministrators’ Survey

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Administrators’ SurveyAdministrators’ Survey

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Teachers’ SurveyTeachers’ Survey

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Students’ SurveyStudents’ Survey

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Parents’ SurveyParents’ Survey

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