The Siop Model for Teaching Mathematics to English Learners: Siop

Deborah J. Short is a professional development consultant and a senior research associate at the Center for Applied Linguistics in Washington, DC. She co-developed the SIOP® Model for sheltered instruction and has directed national research studies on English language learn-ers funded by the Carnegie Corporation, the Rockefeller Foundation, and the U.S. Dept. of Education. She recently chaired an expert panel on adolescent ELL literacy. As the director of Academic Language Research & Training, Dr. Short provides professional development on sheltered instruction and academic literacy around the U.S. and abroad. She has numerous publications, including the SIOP® book series and five ESL textbook series for National Geographic/Hampton-Brown. She has taught English as a second/foreign language in New York, California, Virginia, and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
 
Jana Echevarría is a Professor Emerita at California State University, Long Beach. She has taught in elementary, middle, and high schools in general education, special education, ESL, and bilingual programs. She has lived in Taiwan, Spain and Mexico. An internationally known expert on second language learners, Dr. Echevarría is a Fulbright Specialist. Her research and publications focus on effective instruction for English learners, including those with learning disabilities. Currently, she is Co-Principal Investigator with the Center for Research on the Educational Achievement and Teaching of English Language Learners (CREATE) funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences (IES). In 2005, Dr. Echevarría was selected as Outstanding Professor at CSULB.
 

MaryEllen Vogt, Ed.D., is Professor Emerita of Education at California State University, Long Beach. MaryEllen has been a classroom teacher, reading specialist, special education specialist, curriculum coordinator, and university teacher educator. She received her doctorate from the University of California, Berkeley, and is a co-author of fifteen books, including Reading Specialists and Literacy Coaches in the Real World (3rd ed., 2011) and the SIOP® book series. Her research interests include improving comprehension in the content areas, teacher change and development, and content literacy and language acquisition for English learners. She was inducted into the California Reading Hall of Fame, received her university’s Distinguished Faculty Teaching Award, and served as President of the International Reading Association in 2004–2005.

Based on the best-selling resource Making Content Comprehensible for English Learners: The SIOP(R) Model by acclaimed authors Jana Echevarria, MaryEllen Vogt, and Deborah Short, K-12 math teachers, coaches, and intervention specialists now have access to research-based, SIOP-tested techniques for lessons specifically for the mathematics classroom.

In The SIOP(R) Model for Teaching Mathematics to English Learners SIOP(R) techniques, activities, sample lessons and complete units based on NCTM standards guide educators in promoting academic language and development along with comprehensible mathematics content. To learn about other SIOP(R) Model resources available, see the inside front cover.

Overwhelming Response from Reviewers!

"This is a great text and would be excellent for in-service teachers. I think you will find there is an audience that has been waiting for this kind of book!"

- Lisa J. DeMaagd , ELL Teacher, Taft Elementary, Wyoming MI

"This book really provides some strong examples of how English language lessons can be introduced into content, and in this case, math. Rather than simply providing theory, it also gives detailed lesson plans so that readers truly understand how this can be transferred from theory to practice."

- Minda Johnson , ELL Teacher, Wilshire Park Elementary School, St. Anthony MN

Take a Glimpse Inside

• Presents a systematic process for teaching both mathematics academic content language to English learners.
• Offers ideas and activities for grade-bands--K-2, 3-5 (or 6), 6-8, and 9-12
• Provides use-tomorrow ideas and activities for implementing the eight components of the SIOP Model in a mathematics classroom.
• Includes lesson plans and comprehensive units based on NCTM standards that illustrate how a particular activity can be effective for ALL students, not just English learners.