Lesson+Delivery


 * Lesson Delivery
 * SIOP Feature #23: Content Objectives Clearly Supported by Lesson Delivery**


 * Content objectives must be stated orally and displayed.
 * Written, student-friendly objectives provide focus to the lesson
 * Allow students to know the direction of the lesson
 * Can evaluate the extent to which lesson delivery supported objectives


 * SIOP Feature #24: Language Objectives Clearly Supported by Lesson Delivery**


 * Objectives may be related to: an ESL standard or the teacher's scope and sequence of language skills that their own students need to develop
 * Teacher needs to address objective explicitly during instruction

__Meeting Content and Language Objectives__ * A SIOP lesson is effective when it meets its objectives * Objectives should be noticeable throughout * Should always be reviewed at the end


 * A SIOP coach or fellow teacher can help in writing student-friendly objectives
 * The presence of objectives can discipline the pace of the lesson
 * The investment in writing and teaching good objectives pays off in student achievement


 * SIOP Feature #25: Students Engaged Approximately 90% to 100% of the Period**

ELs can least afford to have valuable time squandered through off task behaviorsMost effective teachers minimize these behaviors and maximize time spent actively engaged in instruction * __Allocated time__ - decisions teachers make regarding the amount of time to spend studying a       topic and a given academic task * __Engaged time__ - the time students are actively participating in instruction during the time allocated * __Academic learning time__- focuses on students' time-on-task when the task is related to the materials they will be tested on
 * How to know students are engaged: following the lesson, responding to teacher direction, and performing activities as expected
 * Three aspects to student engagement:


 * SIOP Feature #26: Pacing of the Lesson Appropriate to Students' Ability Levels**


 * Pacing - the rate at which information is presented during a lesson
 * Pace depends on nature of content and students' background knowledge
 * Finding an appropriate pace requires practice but gets easier as teachers understand their students' skills