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Sheltered Content Instruction by Jana Echevarria and Anna Graves

“Sheltered Instruction involves learning new information, concepts, and skills WHILE at the same time learning a new language (English)”

Overview:

Effective Programs for ELs:

1. Well-defined plan of standards-based instruction
2. High expectations, ongoing assessment to inform instruction
3. School wide accountability for EL instruction

SEI teachers: mainstream teachers that make content area material accessible to ELs

• consider students English skills
• modify delivery of instruction
• slow speech (verbal and visual)
• controlled vocabulary
• academic rigor
• grade-level content
• interactive activities
• higher level questioning