Developing Academic Language with the SIOP Model (SIOP Series) - Softcover

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Deborah J. Short, Ph.D., directs Academic Language Research & Training, a consulting company, and provides professional development on sheltered instruction and academic literacy worldwide. Formerly she was a Division Director at the Center for Applied Linguistics, Washington, DC where she co-developed the research-validated SIOP Model for sheltered instruction. She has directed numerous research studies on English language learners funded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York, the Rockefeller Foundation, and the U.S. Department of Education, among others. Her publications include journal articles, the SIOP Model book series, and several ESL textbook series for National Geographic Learning/Cengage. She taught English as a second/foreign language in New York, California, Virginia, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Jana Echevarría, Ph.D., is Professor Emerita at California State University, Long Beach where she was selected as Outstanding Professor. She has taught in elementary, middle, and high school in general education, special education, ESL, and bilingual programs. An internationally known expert on second language learners, her research and publications focus on effective instruction for English learners, including those with learning disabilities. She has presented her research across the U.S. and internationally including Oxford University (England), Wits University (South Africa), Harvard University (U.S.), South East Europe University (Macedonia), and University of Barcelona (Spain). A founding researcher of the Sheltered Instruction Observational Protocol, commonly known as SIOP, her publications include over 50 books, book chapters and journal articles.

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This resource shows teachers how to promote academic language skills for all students—English learners and native English speakers alike. The text guides educators in designing and delivering lessons that engage students in learning and using the academic language effectively.

Building on the SIOP^® Model’s instructional framework, this book offers guidelines and techniques for strengthening academic language and literacy development in all students—especially English learners—in today’s school curricula based on the Common Core and other state standards. The focus is on ways to develop and advance English learners’ proficiency in academic English across all grades and all subjects so they are able to access and acquire information related to academic topics; communicate and produce information in academic contexts; and create and extend knowledge through rigorous academic discussion

Packed with practical guidelines, activities, techniques, and lesson vignettes, the book helps educators with a number of teaching and learning tasks such as:

• Determining the academic language embedded in textbooks, classroom talk, instructional tasks, and standardized tests.
• Writing effective language objectives.
• Implementing a variety of techniques that can strengthen students’ academic vocabulary, oral language, and collaborative discussion skills to improve content area reading and writing.
• Diagnosing aspects of weak or missing language proficiency in order to target interventions that help students reach advanced levels of English proficiency.

With this resource as a guide, educators see how to advance students’ academic language abilities to be successful in school.

What They’re Saying About Developing Academic Language with the SIOP^® Model:

"It has practical, realistic information that teachers need to help them design and deliver lessons that will build their students' academic English proficiency within the structure of content area achievement."

Dr. Margaret (Meg) E. D. Baker

Regional Title III Program Specialist

Georgia Department of Education

Atlanta, Georgia

"It does an excellent job of integrating theory and practice. The text builds on SIOP^®, yet provides enough background information that if readers are not familiar with SIOP^®, they will still understand the connections. The balance of practical suggestions with foundational theories provides readers with a good understanding of academic language and how to develop this type of language."

Dr. Laurie Weaver

University of Houston--Clear Lake