Book Review: 99 Ideas and Activities for Teaching English Learners with The SIOP Model by Vogt and Echevarria - 2 views

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  #1 Jamie Facine on 13 Feb 12

   

  This book is a compilation of ideas to teach ESL students in a whole group setting. It helps with differentiating instruction for all learners, but is specifically designed for teachers to meet the needs of ESL students in general education classrooms. The book is quite overwhelming with so many excellent strategies. I have found it easiest to focus on using one strategy at a time and practice using it until it becomes part of my routine.
  
  There are 8 components to SIOP including: Preparation, Building Background, Comprehensible Input, Strategies, Interaction, Practice and Application, Lesson Delivery, and Review and Assessment. Some of the strategies given can be used in different components, but all of the components have strategies to use. Some of the strategies are done with the students and some are done ahead of time to help the lesson be more meaningful to ESL students, and they work well for all students. This book is really all about building your teacher bag of tricks to help all students learn!
  
  There are lots of vocabulary activities and one that I am practicing is having the 4 corners of the classroom labeled and a stack of vocabulary words. Students each get a word and they have to figure out which corner their word goes to. This is great for sorting for word endings, different categories for a topic, types of grammar... the list goes on!
  
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  http://www.amazon.com/Ideas-Activities-Teaching-English-Learners/dp/0205521061/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1329164788&sr=8-1

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This book is a compilation of ideas to teach ESL students in a whole group setting. It helps with differentiating instruction for all learners, but is specifically designed for teachers to meet the needs of ESL students in general education classrooms. The book is quite overwhelming with so many excellent strategies. I have found it easiest to focus on using one strategy at a time and practice using it until it becomes part of my routine. <br /> <br /> There are 8 components to SIOP including: Preparation, Building Background, Comprehensible Input, Strategies, Interaction, Practice and Application, Lesson Delivery, and Review and Assessment. Some of the strategies given can be used in different components, but all of the components have strategies to use. Some of the strategies are done with the students and some are done ahead of time to help the lesson be more meaningful to ESL students, and they work well for all students. This book is really all about building your teacher bag of tricks to help all students learn! <br /> <br /> There are lots of vocabulary activities and one that I am practicing is having the 4 corners of the classroom labeled and a stack of vocabulary words. Students each get a word and they have to figure out which corner their word goes to. This is great for sorting for word endings, different categories for a topic, types of grammar... the list goes on! <br /> <br /> Amazon Link: <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Ideas-Activities-Teaching-English-Learners/dp/0205521061/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1329164788&sr=8-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.com/Ideas-Activities-Teaching-English-Learners/dp/0205521061/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1329164788&sr=8-1</a></div>

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  #2 Linda Clinton on 26 Feb 12

   

  "I have found it easiest to focus on using one strategy at a time and practice using it until it becomes part of my routine." This is excellent advice for applying almost anything new in the classroom Jamie!

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"I have found it easiest to focus on using one strategy at a time and practice using it until it becomes part of my routine." This is excellent advice for applying almost anything new in the classroom Jamie!</div>

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