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The SIOP Model
PRACTICE & APPLICATION
Transformed I Can Statement
I Can
• Identify and describe a
variety of ways for
students to enhance their
learning through hands-on
practice and application
of new knowledge.
Practice & Application Features
Activities
Integrate
All Language
Skills
Hands-on
Practice
with
New Knowledge
Application
of New
Knowledge
in New Ways
Guiding Principles
5. Students learn language and culture through
meaningful use and interaction.
6. Students use language in functional and
communicative ways that vary according to
context.
7. Students develop language proficiency in
listening, speaking, reading, and writing
interdependently, but at different rates and in
different ways.
Practice & Application Features
Activities
Integrate
All Language
Skills
Hands-on
Practice
with
New Knowledge
Application
of New
Knowledge
in New Ways
Example:
Practice & Application Activities
Practice & Application Features
Activities
Integrate
All Language
Skills
Hands-on
Practice
with
New Knowledge
Application
of New
Knowledge
in New Ways
Practice and Application in Middle
School Science
Think about while you watch:
1) What types of hands-on activities did you see in the
classroom?
2) What does this teacher do to help students practice and
apply language and content knowledge?
Practice & Application Features
Activities
Integrate
All Language
Skills
Hands-on
Practice
with
New Knowledge
Application
of New
Knowledge
in New Ways
Paired Reading and
Comprehension Check Questioning
Reflection
•
Think about your last 90 minutes of instruction
with your students. Estimate how many minutes
your students spent:
 Listening
 Speaking
 Reading
 Writing
•
What activities did they do to practice and apply
these language skills?
Considering the information we have just
discussed, what would you continue to do the
same and what would you try to change?
•
REMEMBER-practice should:
• Be consistent
• be divided into short, meaningful amounts
• incorporate both content and language concepts
of the lesson/topic/unit
• be introduced using clear, sequential steps and
directions
• be modeled to ensure students understand what
to do
WRAP UP
• An idea that I am going to try is ____
because____.
• Share your idea with a partner at your table
Sample SIOP Lesson Plan
Owning Practice and Application
Continue to write a lesson plan you can use including
the features of Practice & Application
•
Hands-on materials and/or manipulatives
provided for students to practice using new
content knowledge in the classroom
•
Activities provided for students to apply
content and language knowledge
•
Activities integrate all language skills
Transformed I Can Statement
I Can
• Identify and describe a
variety of ways for
students to enhance their
learning through hands-on
practice and application
of new knowledge.