SIFE/SLIFE Students

                                                                    RESOURCES AND STRATEGIES 

         Group Work  Think-Pair-Share  Use of Graphic Organizers  Frayer Model  Learning Logs 

                 Activation of Prior Knowledge  Word Walls  Scaffolding of Academic Language 

        Context Clues Through Visual Scaffolding  Role Playing  Realia, Manipulatives, Materials 

            Jigsaw Learning  Analogies  Task-Based or Experiential Learning  Think Alouds 

         Pre-Teach Chapter Highlights and Vocabulary  Leveled Questions  Sentence Starters 

         Multiple Intelligence Strategies  Note Taking   Primary Source Materials & Artifacts 

                   Performance Based Assessments  Word Banks  Sentence Frames 

An increasing number of English learners (ELLs/MLLs), who are also SLIFE, are being enrolling in New York State schools. These students often have not had full access to formal educational programs for a many different reasons, including interruptions in or limited access to formal education in their home country or even while living in the U.S.. 

 As a result, these learners may not have the same expected proficiencies, content knowledge, academic understanding or background knowledge as students who have consistently attended formal educational programs in the U.S.      

Students with Interrupted Formal Education (SIFE) students made up about 8.7% of the 2016 total ELL population in NYS.  It is projected that by 2030, 40% of public  school  children in the USA will be multilingual learners.

    Tips and Strategies: 

• Develop a "portrait" of the student regarding where they are now

• Teach phoneme awareness, phonics, basics of reading comprehension

• Start with meaningful content based on activating prior knowledge and experiences

• Use visuals: paintings, Drawings, Photos

• Use charts, graphs, organizers

• Act out, Draw, Word Walls

• SIOP Model

• Read print using scaffolding methods  (padlet)   Slife Padlet

• Provide native language materials when possible

• Use project based learning

Modifying Lessons/Assignments for SIFE/Newcomer Students

A Message for Teachers with Newcomers/SIFE     Gonzalez, V. (n.d.). Infographics. Serving Multilingual Learners of All Ages. Retrieved from https://www.valentinaesl.com/infographics.html     

Making Text Accessible for All Students

What to Actually Teach Beginners First

A Table of ENL Best Practices (google.com) 

Refugees Poem | Brian Bilston's Poetry (Read from top to bottom and then from bottom to top) 

Popular & Evidence-Based ESL Strategies for Teaching English Learners (kid-inspired.com) 

BAP100 Kid Inspired Classroom with John Carlson | Newcomers at Grade Level and Beyond (edublogs.org) 

Dr, Katie Toppel  #MLLChat_BkClub (mllchatbkclub.blogspot.com) 

Tan K, Huynh  Welcome | ELL Strategies | Empowering ELLs (tankhuynh.com) 

The Boosting Achievement ESL Podcast | Newcomers at Grade Level and Beyond (edublogs.org)

S1/E8: SIFE Students and Rigor with Carol Salva by Highest Aspirations • A podcast on Anchor

 Fun Podcasts for Learning English                              

 SIFE Videos

BRIDGES Videos

Videos | Newcomers at Grade Level and Beyond (edublogs.org)

SIFE Meeting the Challenge in NYC Schools

(1) Students with Limited or Interrupted Formal Education (SLIFE) - YouTube

https://bridges-sifeproject.com/bridges-videos/

Supporting Immigrants in Schools — CUNY IIE (cuny-iie.org)

(1) Effectively Supporting SLIFE in Your Schools Webinar - YouTube

(1) The SIFE Class - YouTube

(1) Lesson with SIFE student - YouTube

(1) Students With Interrupted Formal Education Bridging Where They Are and What They Need - YouTube

(1) Serving SIFE Through Distance Learning 6-25-20 - YouTube

(1) Supporting Secondary SIFE: Integrating Reading and Writing Foundations in the ELA Content Classroom - YouTube

*Culturally Responsive Teaching for Multilingual Learners: Tools for Equity | Online Resources (corwin.com) *(NEW Videos were filmed in the Syracuse City School District)

SIFE Articles & Book Chapters

Articles & Book Chapters (malpeducation.com)

SIFE Teacher Planning Documents

MALP® Teacher Planning Documents (malpeducation.com)

PADLETS

Newcomer/SLIFE Resources (padlet.com) 

Carol Salva Seven Steps (padlet.com)

Success Stories for Working With SIFE (padlet.com)

MABE Keynote & Breakouts on SLIFE (padlet.com)

Hudson Valley RBERN: Strategies to Support Students with Interrupted/Inconsistent Formal Education (padlet.com)

TeachingEnglish: Our favourite class games (padlet.com)

Extensive ELL Resources (padlet.com) Bret Gosselin, Texas

ELL Resources (padlet.com) Teaching ELLs in the Content Areas

SIFE Screening & SIFE Curriculum        2021 Updates to the SIFE Screener

How to Support ELL Students with Interrupted Formal Education (SIFEs) | Colorín Colorado (colorincolorado.org)        

Educating Newcomer ELLs with Limited Schooling: An Overview | Colorín Colorado (colorincolorado.org) 

Learning about Your Students' Backgrounds | Colorín Colorado (colorincolorado.org) 

Ten Ideas for Teaching SIFE

 Students with Interrupted Formal Education | American Federation of Teachers (aft.org) 

BRYCS 

Bridging Refugee Youth and Children's Services

Teaching Refugees with Limited Formal Schooling

 How to Serve Your Students with Limited or Interrupted Formal Education  

SIFE Resources from Larry Ferlazzo

Mutually Adaptive Learning Paradigm® (malpeducation.com)

Students with Limited or Interrupted Formal Education (SLIFE) | WIDA (wisc.edu)

Supporting Students With Interrupted Educations | Edutopia

Picture Talk Supports Students with Interrupted Education (middleweb.com)

108. Using PWIM to support SIFE learners | Empowering ELLs

More SLIFE Books Here