SIOP

Welcome to SIOP

Please browse the pages on the left to explore the different components of SIOP. If there are areas that need improvement, please contact jsawatzky@sd35.bc.ca.

Current Presentations being offered:

Supporting ELL Readers

There will be 4 workshops in this series that each focus on a different component of targeted reading instruction based on Sheltered Instructional Observation Practices (SIOP) Strategies from the Center of Applied Linguistics (CAL).

  1. Introduction & The Nature of Reading
  2. Comprehension & Vocabulary Development
  3. Beginning Reading & Reading Fluency
  4. Content Area Reading, Study Skills & Putting it all together

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Big Ideas Book Study: Teaching English Language Learners Across the Curriculum

Come read and discuss the language demands of Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies and examine the instructional strategies for teaching and assessing content and language as well as reading and writing. This is an informal book study series and formal one will be offered after Spring Break.

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Elementary ELL Support
Elementary ELL Resource Folder

Elementary ELL Teachers, please log into your email online to access the Group Folder which contains our Calendar, Message Board, and Resources. Email Janis Sawatzky for a link or help.

Middle/Secondary ELL Support
Resources
If you click on the component links on the right, they have component-specific activities and resources. Below are some general additional resources.
Presentation Slides
Afterschool Series: ELL Literacy
  • Feb. 20: Introduction & the Nature of Reading (repeat of Odyssey Conference)
  • Mar. 6: Comprehension & Vocabulary Development
  • Apr. 4: Beginning Reading & Reading Fluency
  • May 1: Content Area Reading, Study Skills, & Putting it all together

Odyssey 2018

  • Reading Intervention K-3
  • Why Reading is Hard 5-12

Gordon Greenwood

Odyssey 2017

Lesson Example