Building+Background

= Building Background=

 SIOP Features 7-9 Concept explicitly linked to students’ background experiences Links made between past learning and new concepts Key vocabulary emphasized SIOP 7 Building Background Building background knowledge÷Class Activity [|www.sheppardsoftware.com]

**SIOP Feature #7 : Concepts Explicitly Linked to Students’ Background Experiences**

**SIOP Feature #8: Links Explicitly Made Between Past Learning and New Concepts**
Explicit connections between new learning and the material, vocabulary, and previously studied concepts.Research: new information integrated with previously learned (Rumelhart, 1980) Previous class notes, graphic organizers, PP slidesHelps ELs focus on key information to remember 

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Academic Language Academic Word List Vocabulary Instruction Academic Language Three key Elements:¡ 1. content words- __ Key vocabulary words, terms and concepts. __ 2. process and function words:  ====== __ Functional language __ 3. Words and English Structure: __ Words that enable students to learn new vocabulary. Academic Word List 570 word families, 4 categories. Reinforces spelling and meaning connection in words.

Three Tiers of words: 1. Common Words 2. Academic Words 3. Uncommon words  Three Tiers

1. Common Words: -Nouns, verbs, high frequency words.

2. Academic Words -Common “school” words - helps academic achievement.

3. Uncommon Words -Found rarely in school texts Guiding Vocabulary Instruction Personalize word learning Immersion in words Multiple sources of information Active development of words Word Sort Activity In your groups sort the paper into categories based on common characteristics the animals have.Be prepared to share your thought process and back up your results.

Word Sort Discussion How did you come up with these specific categories?What helped you?How is this beneficial for ELL students? Final Thoughts… Some people argue that connecting new information to ELL’s own cultural backgrounds to make content concepts meaningful is more important than relating new information to more popular American influences. What are some pros and cons to both sides? What about Els that were born in the United States and haven’t experienced their native cultural setting?If you are creating a SIOP lesson, how will you activate your students’ prior knowledge and build background? Give examples. 

Home The next component in the SIOP Model is Comprehensible Input.