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The SIOP is a research-based observation instrument that
has been shown to be a valid and reliable measure of sheltered
instruction (Guarino, Echevarria, Short, Schick, Forbes,
& Rueda, 2001). The SIOP is also used as a model for
lesson planning and implementation of high quality sheltered
instruction. In a study examining the effects of the SIOP
Model on student achievement, students whose teachers implemented
the SIOP model to a high degree in middle school classes
outperformed those students in sheltered classes whose teachers
were unfamiliar with the model. For more details on this
study, please click on the link below to view as a .PDF
file. If you need the Adobe Acrobat plug-in to view .PDF
files, a link is provided at the bottom of this page as
well.
The
Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol
To view a reference list of the SIOP Model
research base and other SIOP Model publications and resources,
please click on the link below
Resources
on Sheltered Instruction
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Other Resources
Illinois Measure of Annual Growth in
English (IMAGE)
http://www.isbe.net/assessment/IMAGE.htm
The Illinois Measure of Annual Growth in
English (IMAGE) measures the progress of students with limited
English proficiency (LEP) in attaining the English-llanguage
reading and writing skills needed to achieve the Illinois
Learning Standards.
The IMAGE was used as the measure of students'
writing in the SIOP research study.
Content-Area Resources
The Internet Public Library
www.ipl.org
provides a wealth of resources categorized
by content areas, including arts and humanities, business
and economics, social sciences, and science and technology.
Examine literacy related to a variety of
content disciplines at the Content Literacy Information
Consortium
http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/centers/clic/
Reading Resources
The International Reading Association sponsors
programs that cover a wide range of reading-related topics,
from early childhood literacy to the diagnosis of reading
disabilities and the training of reading professionals.
Abstracts and selected articles from its publications—including
The Reading Teacher, Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy,
and Reading Research Quarterly—are available on its
Web site
www.reading.org/publications
Reviewers at Children's Literature read
and critically review more than 3,000 books each year to
help teachers, librarians, and parents make appropriate
literary choices for children. Visit the Themed Reviews
page, www.childrenslit.com/th.htm,
for book reviews in such categories as women scientists,
Johnny Appleseed, famous African Americans, and space exploration.
News for Students and Educators
The ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading, English,
and Communication www.indiana.edu/~eric_rec,
provides reading research, news, lesson plans, Web resources,
and a family information center.
The Center for Research on Education, Diversity,
and Excellence has a collection of research about language
learning and academic achievement www.crede.ucsc.edu/research/llaa/llaa.html
Read the research brief on Teaching Secondary
Language Minority Students www.crede.ucsc.edu/research/llaa/rb4.shtml,
to learn four things teachers should do to support language
development in secondary school learners; for example, how
to help Tommy, a 7th grader who has not been in school since
he completed 5th grade in his native country.
Resources from Schools
The Sarasota County Public School District
in Florida dedicates a section of its Web site to Meeting
the Secondary Reading Challenge: Interdisciplinary Reading
in the Content Areas www.sarasota.k12.fl.us/sarasota/interdiscmain.htm.
The Schools of California Online Resources
for Education provides a teacher activity bank on its Language
Arts CyberGuides www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/SCORE/cla.html,
with information about graphic organizers, literature, rubrics,
and types of journals (such as metacognitive, learning log,
double-entry, and reflective).
NCELA State Resource Pages
This is the only place on the web to access
state-by-state policies and resources as well as compiled
information on meeting the educational needs of linguistically
and culturally diverse students in the U.S.
http://www.ncela.gwu.edu/states/index.htm
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