2. Learning Targets:
Content Targets:
Monitor lessons to determine if the delivery is supporting
the objectives.
List strategies for improving student time on task
throughout a lesson.
Explain how a focus on a lesson’s objectives can aid in
pacing
Generate Activities to keep English Learners engaged.
Language Targets:
Evaluate a situation where a well-designed lesson plan
is not enacted successfully and explain what might
have gone wrong and what could be improved.
Compare pacing considerations in classes that have
only native speakers with classes that have English
Learners.
Discuss characteristics of effective SIOP lesson delivery.
3. Feature 23:
Content Objectives Clearly Supported by
Lesson Delivery
Content Objectives:
What you are going to
know at the end
4. Feature 24:
Language Objectives Clearly Supported
by Lesson Delivery
Language Objectives:
How you are going to
show me you know the
content.
6. There are actually three
aspects of student
engagement that should
be considered.
1. Allocated time
2. Engaged Time
3. Academic Learning Time
7. Engaged Time
Engaged time refers to the time students
are actively participating in instruction
during the time allocated. The engaged
time-on-task research has consistently
concluded that the more actively
students participate in the instructional
process, the more they achieve.
8. Academic Learning Time
Academic Learning Time focuses on
students’ time-on-task, when the task is
related to the materials they will be tested
on. Creative, fun activities are not
effective if they are unrelated to the
content and language objectives of the
lesson.
9. Allocated Time
Allocated time reflects the decisions
teachers make regarding the amount of
time to spend studying a topic or doing a
particular academic task.
10. Feature 26:
Pacing of the Lesson Appropriate to
Students’ Ability Levels
SIOP Feature 26
11. Pacing
Rate at which information is presented
during lesson
Pace depends on content and level of
students’ background knowledge
Routines can help with pacing
Collecting Homework/distributing materials
often take up valuable instructional time
Maximize your time, every minute counts!
SIOP Feature 26
12. Pacing
Appropriate pace is critical for ELLs
A suitable pace for native speakers may
render information meaningless to
beginning English speakers.
In order to accommodate ELLs, instructors
must adjust pace of lesson.
SIOP Feature 26
13. A skillful SIOP teacher is able to monitor
and adjust pacing during a lesson.
Students’ disengagement may be due to
material that is presented too quickly (or
too slowly) and/or lack of focus for the
lesson.
SIOP Feature 26
14. What should lesson delivery
look like in the classroom?
Content and language objectives clearly
supported by lessons
Students must understand the expectations of
the lesson
Students engaged 90% - 100% of the time
Pacing of the lesson is appropriate to
students’ ability level
15. What should lesson delivery
look like in the classroom?
Have objectives in writing
Read aloud the content and language
objectives
Encourage small groups
Vary your activities
Use class time to the fullest
Give multiple opportunities for students to
meet objectives
16. Why does lesson delivery
matter?
Mastery of content and language
objectives by all students, including
English Language Learners, is the
intended goal of a well-designed SIOP
lesson.
If both teachers and students stay
focused on the objectives throughout a
lesson, the objectives are more likely to be
met.
17. SUMMARY:
“…effective SIOP®
teachers need to plan to
use the entire class period efficiently, teach
in ways that engage students, and make
sure students are engaged in activities that
specifically relate to the material on which
they will be assessed.
