SIOP Model

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SIOP® Model: Bridging the Gap between English Language Learners and Native Speakers in Schools With the rise of immigration, English Language Learners (ELL) population is growing fast. By 2025, 25% of the k-12 students will be ELLs. Therefore, a big challenge would be to help such ELLs improve their English language proficiency while there are English-speaking students (non-ELL) in the classes too. These days, schools are facing financial issues too. Lack of budget does not allow all the schools to design English language proficiency classes for ELLs. Also, putting ELLs in such classes in which they only practice the English language may not necessarily help them to learn in the content classes. So what is the solution? SIOP® Model (Sheltered

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